Salmonidae

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.