Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Also known as Baja California Rainbow Trout, Bow, Brown Trout, Coast Angel Trout, Coast Rainbow Trout, Coast Range Trout, Hardhead, Kamloops, Kamloops Trout, Lordfish, Rainbow, Redband, Salmon Trout, Silver Trout, Steelhead, Steelhead Trout, Summer Salmon, Trout

Description

Also known as Baja California Rainbow Trout, Bow, Brown Trout, Coast Angel Trout, Coast Rainbow Trout, Coast Range Trout, Hardhead, Kamloops, Kamloops Trout, Lordfish, Rainbow, Redband, Salmon Trout, Silver Trout, Steelhead, Steelhead Trout, Summer Salmon, Trout.

Found in clear, cold headwater creeks, lakes, small to large rivers and over intertidal coastal streams.
They feed on cephalopods, small fish, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates.
Length - 120cm
Depth - 0-200m
Widespread North America - Arctic, Canada - introduced to cold water lakes and rivers around the world.

All salmonids spend most of their lives at sea returning to spawn in freshwater rivers. Ref: https://www.fishbase.org/summary/Oncorhynchus-mykiss.html

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