The round whitefish frequents water less than 120-150 feet deep. This bottom feeder eats a wide selection of insect larvae, small mollusks, and crustaceans, as well as fish eggs. It is of no commercial importance and not often caught by sport fishermen, although it is highly regarded as a food fish by many who have eaten it. Distribution of round whitfish in NY state. Dark dots represent where actual samples of round whitefish were taken.
White dots represent historic distributions.
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