Common name of Prosopium williamsoni
 
Common name Williamson's whitefish
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core color pattern(s)
1st modifier person (eponym)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'whitefish', i.e., any of the various market fishes with white flesh that is not oily (p. 1345 in Ref. 11978); 'Wiliamson', i.e., after Liet. R.S. Williamson of the United States Pacific Railroad Exploration (Re. 1998).
 
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