| Common name | Round whitefish |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | Also used in Arctic Canada (Ref. 27545). |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | color pattern(s) |
| 1st modifier | morphology |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Round', i.e., cylindrical in shape, from Old French 'rond, ront, reont' from Latin 'rotundus', i.e., round (p. 449 in Ref. 11979); 'whitefish', i.e., any of the various market fishes with white flesh that is not oily (p. 1345 in Ref. 11978). Also used in Ref. 27545. |