Bonneville cisco
Kingdom
Phylum
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Prosopium gemmifer
Life Span
6 years
Length
22
9
cminch
cm inch 

The Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer) is a species of cisco endemic to Bear Lake along the Utah-Idaho border, United States. It is one of three species of whitefish endemic to Bear Lake, the others being the Bear Lake whitefish and the Bonneville whitefish.

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The species is listed as a Wildlife Species of Concern by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

The cisco is a popular ice-fishing target when the lake is covered, and, during the spawning season of January to February net fishing by waders.

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Geography

Countries

References

1. Bonneville cisco Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonneville_cisco

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