| Alaska whitefish | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Coregonus |
| Species: | C. nelsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Coregonus nelsonii T. H. Bean, 1884 | |
TheAlaska whitefish (Coregonus nelsonii) is aspecies ofwhitefish in thefamilySalmonidae. It is found in parts of northwestern North America, where it occurs only in small and large rivers, and rarely in lakes.The maximum length recorded for this species is 56.0 cm (22.0 in).
The Alaska whitefish is part of theCoregonus clupeaformis complex (lake whitefishes).
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