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Oncorhynchus mykiss

  1. Subject h.Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Subject h.Oncorhynchus mykiss
    Entry termsSalmo gairdneri
    English X referencesSalmo gairdneri
    Steelhead
    Trout, Rainbow
    Trout, Redband
    Scope note in EnglishA 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.
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