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mountain whitefish

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noun

  1. a whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni, inhabiting mountain streams and lakes of the western U.S. and Canada.

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Affected species include the brown and rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and sculpins that are a food source for the larger fish.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021

It was a response to an outbreak of a parasite that biologists say killed tens of thousands of mountain whitefish.

From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2016

The riverfront estate has direct access to the Deschutes River and its native brown and redband trout and mountain whitefish.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2016

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