Kamloops rainbow trout

The 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]

Kamloops trout
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species:
Subspecies:
O. m. kamloops
Trinomial name
Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops
Jordan, 1892[1]

References

  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. "Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops strain". USGS. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  3. Inland Redband Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri fishandgame.idaho.gov


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