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The greenback cutthroat's maximum size is 18 inches (46 cm). It has the largest spots of all cutthroats and is reported to have the most brilliant spawning coloration. Like all cutthroats, it has red coloration in the area of the lower jaw and throat. Historically, it has been reported to grow as large as 4.5 kilograms (9.9 lb).
The cutthroat trout is the state fish of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, while particular subspecies of cutthroat are the state fish of Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Idaho [112] Montana [113] and Wyoming [114] –Cutthroat trout (O. clarki) Colorado–Greenback cutthroat trout (O. v. stomias) Nevada [115] –Lahontan cutthroat trout (O. h ...
The Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus virginalis), formerly lumped in with the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) [2][3][4][5][6] as one species with multiple subspecies, is a fish species of the family Salmonidae native to cold-water tributaries of the northern [7] and southern [8] Rocky Mountains, as well as into portions of ...
For the first time in nearly a century, a rare California trout species is swimming in a mountain creek that is its native habitat, marking a major milestone that conservationists hope will lead ...
The coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii), also known as the sea-run cutthroat trout, blue-back trout or harvest trout, is one of the four species [3][4] of cutthroat trout found in Western North America. The coastal cutthroat trout occurs in four distinct forms. A semi- anadromous or sea-run form is the most well known.
Lahontan cutthroat trout at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine; Lahontan cutthroat trout at California Department of Fish and Game ; Nate Schweber, "Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Make a Comeback", New York Times, April 24, 2013 (20- and 25-pound trout caught and released; review of recovery efforts)
Westslope cutthroat are common in both headwaters lake and stream environments. They feed mainly on insects and zooplankton. The average length of the fish is about 8-12 inches (30 cm) and rarely exceeds 18 inches (46 cm). The skin has small dark freckle-like spots clustered towards the tail, and is mostly orange-hued.
Kokanee appear to compete for forage with the recently established threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout in Fallen Leaf Lake. [9] All of the beaver dams in Taylor Creek, which flows from Fallen Leaf Lake to Lake Tahoe, are destroyed annually each fall by the U. S. Forest Service in order for Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) to spawn. A recent ...