Definition of "whitefishes" []

• Plural form of whitefish. (noun)

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• "However, the suite of species present differs between clear (e.g., preferred by chars) and sediment rich (e.g., preferred by whitefishes) rivers."
• "Several species in the Yenisey and Lena Rivers that prefer warmer boreal-plain habitats (e.g., roach, ide, common dace – Leuciscus leuciscus baicalensis, European perch, and ruffe – Gymnocephalus cernuus) are likely to move into the northern mouth areas of these rivers that are currently dominated by whitefishes and chars."
• "Likewise the Bonneville cutthroat trout, native to Bear Lake, in Utah and Idaho, is a specialized predator on sculpins and whitefishes."