Oncorhynchus_mykiss_kamloops

Kamloops rainbow trout

Kamloops rainbow trout

Subspecies of fish

The Kamloops rainbow trout or Kamloops trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops) is a local variety of the rainbow trout, a fish in the family Salmonidae. From its native range in British Columbia, Canada, it has been transferred to several other drainages in the United States.[2] It is often considered a part of the broader Columbia River redband trout subspecies, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    David Starr Jordan 1892. Description of a New Species of Salmon, Oncorhynchus kamloops, from the lakes of British Columbia. Forest and Stream, Nov. 10 1892, pp. 405-406.
  2. [2]
    "Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops strain". USGS. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. [3]
    Inland Redband Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri fishandgame.idaho.gov


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