Columbia River redband trout
The Columbia River redband trout,[1] the inland redband trout[2] or the interior redband trout[1] (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) is one of three redband trout subspecies of the rainbow trout in the family Salmonidae.[3] It is native in the Columbia River and its tributaries in Montana, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. It includes sea-run anadromous forms, which are known as redband steelhead. Also the large Kamloops rainbow trout is included.[2]
Redband Trout in the Boise National Forest, Idaho
| Columbia River redband trout | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | O. m. gairdneri |
| Trinomial name | |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri (Richardson, 1836) | |
See also
- Fish of the Western United States
- Freshwater fish of the United States
References
- Columbia River Redband Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri fieldguide.mt.gov
- Inland Redband Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri fishandgame.idaho.gov
- Behnke, Robert J.; Tomelleri, Joseph R. (illustrator) (2002). "Rainbow and Redband Trout". Trout and Salmon of North America. The Free Press. pp. 65–122. ISBN 0-7432-2220-2.
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