Whitefish
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Whitefish or white fish may refer to:
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In fishing terminology:
- Whitefish (fisheries term)Whitefish (fisheries term)Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term referring to several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod , whiting , and haddock , but also hake , pollock , or others...
, a fisheries term referring to the flesh of many types of fish
In fish species:
- Freshwater whitefishFreshwater whitefishThe freshwater whitefish are fish of the subfamily Coregoninae in the salmon family Salmonidae. Along with the freshwater whitefish, the Salmonidae includes the freshwater and anadromous trout and salmon species as well as graylings...
, members of the subfamily Coregoninae in the family Salmonidae, including:- Common whitefishCommon whitefishCoregonus lavaretus is a species of freshwater whitefish, in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of its genus Coregonus.There are widely different concepts about the number of species in the genus Coregonus and the delimitation of the species Coregonus lavaretus.-Lavaret:In a narrow...
, Coregonus lavaretus in the genus Coregonus - Lake whitefishLake whitefishThe lake whitefish , also called the Sault whitefish or gizzard fish, is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. A valuable commercial fish, they are also...
, Coregonus clupeaformis in the genus Coregonus - Atlantic whitefishAtlantic whitefishThe Atlantic whitefish is a freshwater salmonid fish inhabiting the northwestern Atlantic ocean around the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, as well as some freshwater lakes within Nova Scotia. C. huntsmani was originally designated Coregonus canadensis, but the species name was changed in 1987. ...
, Coregonus huntsmani in the genus Coregonus - Round whitefishRound whitefishThe round whitefish is a freshwater species of fish that is found in lakes from Alaska to New England, including the Great Lakes. It has an olive-brown back with light silvery sides and underside and its size is generally between 9 and 19 inches long...
, Prosopium cylindraceum in the genus Prosopium - Mountain whitefishMountain whitefishThe mountain whitefish is one of the most widely distributed salmonid fish of western North America. It is found from the Mackenzie River drainage in Northwest Territory, Canada south through western Canada and the northwestern USA in the Pacific, Hudson Bay and upper Missouri River basins to the...
, Prosopium williamsoni in the genus Prosopium - InconnuInconnuStenodus leucichthys is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is also known variously by the common names sheefish, inconnu, connie, nelma and beloribitsa...
, Stenodus leucichthys in the genus Stenodus
- Common whitefish
- the chimaerae species:
- Australian ghost sharkAustralian ghost sharkThe elephant shark, Callorhinchus milii, is a cartilaginous fish belonging to the subclass Holocephali . Sharks, rays and skates are the other members of the cartilaginous fish group and are grouped under the subclass Elasmobranchii...
- Ogilby's ghostsharkOgilby's ghostsharkOgilby's ghostshark or whitefish is a species of fish in the Chimaeridae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is open seas.-Source:...
- Australian ghost shark
- Beluga sturgeonBeluga sturgeonThe beluga or European sturgeon is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family of order Acipenseriformes. It is found primarily in the Caspian and Black Sea basins, and occasionally in the Adriatic Sea...
, Huso huso - Kutum (fish)Kutum (fish)The Kutum also known as "Kütüm" in Azerbaijani, "Caspian White Fish", "Caspian Roach", "māhi sefid" ماهی سفید in Persian, "Talaji" in Mazandarani, and "sifid mahyi" in Gileki , is a medium sized fresh water and brackish water fish native to the Caspian Sea...
, also called "White Fish" or "Caspian White Fish" - White steenbrasWhite steenbrasThe white steenbras is a species of fish in the Sparidae family. It is endemic to South Africa.-Source:* Skelton, P. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
, (Lithognathus lithognathus), a sparid - some TilefishTilefishTilefishes, also known as blanquillo, are mostly small perciform marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae.They are usually found in sandy areas, especially near coral reefs....
In mammals:
- Beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas
In geography:
- Whitefish, MontanaWhitefish, MontanaWhitefish is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census. It is home to a ski resort on Big Mountain called Whitefish Mountain Resort. Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer hails from Whitefish....
- Whitefish BayWhitefish BayWhitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of the southern shore of Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario. It begins in the north and west at Whitefish Point in Michigan, about 10 miles north of Paradise, Michigan and ends at the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie on the southeast...
, a bay between the United States and Canada. - Whitefish Bay, WisconsinWhitefish Bay, WisconsinWhitefish Bay is a village in Milwaukee County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 13,508 as of the 2005 census.-Geography:Whitefish Bay is located at ....
- Whitefish, Ontario
- Whitefish Lake First NationWhitefish Lake First NationThe Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation , formerly known as the Whitefish Lake First Nation, is an Ojibwa First Nation in Ontario, Canada, who live mainly on the Whitefish Lake reserve, 20 km southwest of Sudbury.Atikameksheng Anishnawbek have hunting and fishing rights...
, Ontario - Whitefish Falls, Ontario
- Whitefish RangeWhitefish RangeThe Whitefish Range is a mountain range stretching north-south from British Columbia, Canada to Montana, United States. It is about long and wide...
, Montana and British Columbia - Whitefish Township, MichiganWhitefish Township, MichiganWhitefish Township is a civil township of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 588 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...