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Steelhead in 1924 illustration using the original taxonomic name, Salmo gairdneri The freshwater form of the steelhead is the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).The difference between these forms of the species is that steelhead migrate to the ocean and return to freshwater tributaries to spawn, whereas non-anadromous rainbow trout do not leave freshwater.
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O. m. irideus) or Columbia River redband trout (O. m. gairdneri) that usually returns to freshwater to spawn after living two to three years ...
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
Salmo alpinus Linnaeus, 1758 Salmo carbonarius Strøm, 1784 Salmo levis Mohr, 1786 Salmo palja Walbaum, 1792 Salmo trutta laevis Walbaum, 1792 Salmo laevis Walbaum, 1792 Salmo punctatus Cuvier, 1829 Salmo nivalis Faber, 1829 Salmo ventricosus Nilsson, 1832 Salmo rutilus Nilsson, 1832 Salmo ascanii Valenciennes, 1848 Salmo oquassa Girard, 1854 Salmo salvelinostagnalis Smitt, 1886 Salmo ...
The kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also known as the kokanee trout, little redfish, silver trout, kikanning, Kennerly's salmon, Kennerly's trout, or Walla, [2] is the non-anadromous form of the sockeye salmon (meaning that they do not migrate to the sea, instead living out their entire lives in freshwater).
Federally threatened species such as the Upper Columbia River Spring Chinook, the Middle Columbia River Steelhead and the Upper Columbia River Steelhead use the reach for migration purposes. [4] The refuge is famous for the elk located on the Arid Lands Ecology Area. Herd numbers vary by time of year with 150 seen during the spring/summer and ...
The primary logo for the Steelheads displays a Steelhead trout below the word Brampton with a maple leaf after it. The Steelheads colours are blue and white. The secondary logo previously featured the Port Credit lighthouse within an M, representing the Mississauga landmark. [citation needed]
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