Cutthroat trout
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| Oncorhynchus clarki (Richardson, 1836) |
The cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the trouts.
Cutthroat troat are native to western North America. Some populations will live in the Pacific Ocean as adults and return to fresh water to spawn in the spring. These sea-run cutthroat trout are very sought after in fly fishing.
Cutthroat are similar to rainbow trout and will readily interbreed. Cutthroat trout have greenish backs with black spots and red marks in the bottom of their jaws.
There are about 14 separate subspecies of Cutthroat Trout, including:
- Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki utah
- Coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
- Colorado River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki plutriticus
- Greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki stomias
- Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi
- Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki subsp
- Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi
- Yellowstone cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri
Categories: Fish stubs | Salmonidae | Cold water fish