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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Fishes > Salmoniformes > Salmonidae > Salmon > Oncorhynchus > Oncorhynchus mykiss
... > Eukaryota > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Fishes > Salmoniformes > Salmonidae > Trout > Oncorhynchus > Oncorhynchus mykiss

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Oncorhynchus mykiss  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Rainbow Trout
  • Salmo gairdneri
  • Trout, Rainbow

Note

  • do not confuse entry term SALMO GAIRDNERI with SALMON

Scope note

  • A large stout-bodied, sometimes anadromous, TROUT found in still and flowing waters of the Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska. It has a greenish back, a whitish belly, and pink, red, or lavender stripes on the sides, with usually a sprinkling of black dots. It is highly regarded as a sport and food fish. Its former name was Salmo gairdneri. The sea-run rainbow trouts are often called steelheads. Redband trouts refer to interior populations of rainbows.

History note

  • 94; SALMO GAIRDNERI was see TROUT 1987-93

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017686

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