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The lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) is a species of freshwater whitefish from North America. Lake whitefish are found throughout much of Canada and parts of the northern United States, including all of the Great Lakes. The lake whitefish is sometimes referred to as a "humpback" fish due to the small size of the head in relation to the length of the body. It is a valuable commercial fish, and also occasionally taken by sport fishermen. Smoked,...

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1. (c) NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaa_glerl/8741580722/
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coregonus_clupeaformis

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