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ID | 591 https://hikearizona.com/dexcoder.php?PID=591URL |
Type | Fish |
Family | Salmonidae - Trout |
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Oncorhynchus clarki
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Habitat: Widely occur in the White Mountain lakes which are stocked by the Department. They prefer the same habitat as rainbow trout and are found in similar areas.
Description: Non-native. Introduced in 1900. Body shape similar to rainbow trout. Back and sides are lightly spotted; Dorsal, adipose and tail fins are heavily spotted. Red or reddish-orange slash on throat. Length: 8 to 22 inches. Weight: 4 ounces to over 6 pounds. Source: Arizona Game & Fish Dept.
Comments: Cutthroat are similar to rainbow trout and will readily interbreed, producing fertile hybrids. Cutthroat trout vary widely in size, coloration, and habitats. Though their coloration can range from golden to gray to green on their backs, depending on subspecies and habitat, all populations feature red, pink, or orange marks on the bottom of their jaws, which are the easiest diagnostic of the species for the casual observer. As adults, different populations and subspecies of cutthroat can range from six to almost forty inches in length, which means size is not an effective indicator of the species.
There are about 14 separate subspecies of cutthroat trout.
Source Wikipedia.