Oncorhynchus mykiss
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.
Year introduced: 1994
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Subheadings:
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.825.580.600
MeSH Unique ID: D017686
Registry Number: txid8022
Entry Terms:
- Salmo gairdneri
- Trout, Rainbow
- Rainbow Trout
- Steelhead
- Steelheads
- Trout, Redband
- Redband Trout
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