Salmonidae

Alaska whitefish

Coregonus nelsonii

• White
• Northern Hemisphere
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• North America
• Fusiform
• Large

The Alaska whitefish (Coregonus nelsonii) is a species of whitefish in the family Salmonidae. 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).