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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Temperate

Bonneville cisco

Prosopium gemmifer Snyder, 1919
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Max Length
22 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
6 yrs
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
16.8 cm
Depth Zone
pelagic

📖 Overview

Adults occur in open water. Widely scattered when water is colder than 14.4°C; as water warms, descends into deeper, colder water.

Scientific Name
Prosopium gemmifer
Authority
Snyder, 1919
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Max Length
22 cm
Lifespan
6 years
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Migration
Non-migratory
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Bonneville cisco is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bonneville cisco is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 🪺 Nest Builder 🛡️ Egg Guarder
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Nest
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; pelagic; non-migratory . Temperate; 42°N - 41°N North America: endemic to Bear Lake in southeastern Idaho and northern Utah, USA.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🐟 Pelagic
Migration
Non-migratory
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00457 × L3.13 (TL)
Max TL
22cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Snyder, 1919

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