Pygmy Whitefish

Prosopium coulterii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1892)

Prosopium coulterii (Pygmy Whitefish) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family Salmonidae. They are listed as of special concern by COSEWIC. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals are known to live for 9 years.

URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/special_concern
Definition: may become threatened or endangered because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats
Source: https://species-registry.canada.ca/index-en.html#/species

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 8 attributes, including:

conservation status
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#ConservationStatus
- Definition: degree of conservation concern as assessed by a government agency or other recognized authority such as IUCN or CITES
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of special concern
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/special_concern
- Definition: may become threatened or endangered because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats
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entire geographic distribution
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution
- Definition: A description of the geographic distribution, or range, of the taxon. Includes descriptions of global, regional, or political aspects of range and whether the taxon is native or introduced in portions of the range and endemicity.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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lake
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000020
- Definition: A body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land.
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total life span
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0001661
- Definition: The full period of time from birth to death of an organism.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/VT
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9 years

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Pygmy whitefish. View this species on GBIF