Bonneville cisco

Prosopium gemmifer

Caught by hand nets in winter

White
Temperate
Northern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Medium
Temperate fish

The Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmifer) is a freshwater cisco endemic to Bear Lake along the Utah-Idaho border of the United States. It is a popular ice-fishing target when the lake freezes and is caught by hand nets during the spawning season of January and February.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Salmons and Trout
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Prosopium
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: North America: endemic to Bear Lake in southeastern Idaho and northern Utah, USA.

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