Petite Rivière is a river in Nova Scotia , Canada entirely within Lunenburg County . It is fed by numerous lakes, and a portion of the watershed is the drinking water supply for the town of Bridgewater .
6-615: Three of the lakes on Petite Rivière (Hebb, Millipisigate, and Minamkeak) are the only known habitat of the Atlantic Whitefish . Through damming of the lakes, some of the water that once fed the Medway River now flows through the Petite Rivière system. There was a water aerodrome at Fancy Lake. French explorer Samuel de Champlain is said to have arrived in the area in 1604, mapped the offshore islands, and gave
12-599: Is a coregonine fish inhabiting some freshwater lakes within Nova Scotia , Canada. It is known to survive only in the Petite Rivière watershed as landlocked populations. Earlier it was also found in the Tusket and Annis rivers of Nova Scotia. Those populations were anadromous , migrating to the estuary to feed while breeding in freshwater. C. huntsmani was originally designated Coregonus canadensis , but
18-491: Is genetically distinct from the lake whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) and the cisco ( Coregonus artedi ), which both are widespread across much of continental North America. Phylogenetic evidence indicates that the species is the most basal member of the widespread and speciose genus Coregonus , with its lineage diverging from the rest of the Coregonus species during the mid- Miocene , about 15 million years ago. It
24-704: The Species at Risk Act since 2003. Nova Scotia prohibited the taking of Atlantic whitefish under the Canadian Fisheries Act . Other conservation actions for the species include captive breeding and restocking, as well as control of the introduced predators. The Atlantic whitefish has a typical salmonid body shape and is silvery on the sides and underside with a dark blue to dark green back. The landlocked populations feed on insects and small fish. The reproduction of Atlantic whitefish in nature has not been observed. The narrowly endemic Atlantic whitefish
30-499: The river its name after landing near the mouth. The river lends its name to the small community of Petite Riviere, which was at one time known as Petite Riviere Bridge . 44°13′51.6″N 64°26′19.6″W / 44.231000°N 64.438778°W / 44.231000; -64.438778 This article related to a river in Nova Scotia , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Atlantic Whitefish The Atlantic whitefish ( Coregonus huntsmani )
36-510: The species name was changed in 1987. Other common names that C. huntsmani is known by are Acadian whitefish and sault whitefish. The species was designated as an endangered species by the IUCN in 1986 and vulnerable in 1996. It is now considered critically endangered due to the consequences of dam building and introduced predators such as smallmouth bass and chain pickerel . It has been listed as an endangered species under Schedule 1 of
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