136/150: Poach Eggs Not Whitefish

Animalia: Chordata: Actinopterygii: Salmoniformes: Salmonidae: Coregonus: Coregonus huntsmani (W. B. Scott, 1987)

The Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani), is native to Nova Scotia, Canada residing in the Tusket River and Petite Riviere. If you see this species, consider yourself lucky. In 1970, under the federal Fisheries Act, the fishing for the species was prohibited. Habitat loss from the damming of the Tusket River contributed to its decline as well as introduced fish species. To this day, it is still considered endangered. The Atlantic whitefish has silver coloured sides and a darkish blue-green back, spawns in freshwater and lives out most of its life in the sea. Its diet consists of amphipods, periwinkles and marine worms. #Canada150 #Biodiversity150

Here’s the barcode sequence information for this species:

Process ID: BCFB943-07

nucleotide sequence

CCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTCGGCACAGCCCTAAGCCTTTTAATCCGAGCGGAGCTAAGCCAACCCGGGGCTCTTCTAGGGGATGATCAGATTTATAATGTAATCGTCACGGCCCATGCCTTCGTTATGATTTTCTTTATAGTTATGCCAATTATGATTGGAGGCTTTGGAAACTGATTAATCCCACTTATAATTGGGGCCCCCGACATGGCATTTCCCCGAATGAACAACATGAGCTTTTGGCTCCTTCCCCCATCCTTTCTCCTTCTCCTGGCCTCGTCCGGAGTTGAAGCCGGTGCCGGCACAGGATGAACAGTCTACCCCCCTCTGGCAGGCAACCTCGCCCACGCAGGGGCCTCCGTCGATTTAACTATTTTCTCCCTCCACCTAGCTGGTATTTCCTCTATCTTGGGAGCCGTTAATTTTATTACAACCATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCAGCTATTTCCCAGTATCAAACCCCCCTGTTTGTTTGAGCCGTCTTAATTACCGCAGTCCTCTTACTGCTCTCCCTTCCTGTCCTAGCAGCAGGTATTACCATGCTACTCACAGACCGAAATCTAAACACCACTTTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGCGGGGGAGATCCAATCCTGTATCAACACCTC

amino acid sequence

LYLVFGAWAGMVGTALSLLIRAELSQPGALLGDDQIYNVIVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLIPLMIGAPDMAFPRMNNMSFWLLPPSFLLLLASSGVEAGAGTGWTVYPPLAGNLAHAGASVDLTIFSLHLAGISSILGAVNFITTIINMKPPAISQYQTPLFVWAVLITAVLLLLSLPVLAAGITMLLTDRNLNTTFFDPAGGGDPILYQHL

Learn more about it’s BIN (Barcode Index Number): BOLD:AAI9334