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The Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout is a form of the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) that is considered either as a separate subspecies O. c. behnkei, or as a variety of the Yellowstone cutthroat trout (O. c. bouvieri).
The Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki sp.) is one of three subspecies of cutthroat trout found in Yellowstone. As its name suggests, this species is found in the Snake River drainages of the park. Some fisheries scientists consider the Snake River subspecies the same as the Yellowstone subspecies.
Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki behnkei) Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) Coho salmon* (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Sockeye salmon/Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
The species is also found in Idaho, Utah and Nevada. [3] It is believed that it got into Yellowstone River (which drains into Atlantic) from Snake River (which drains into Pacific) drainages through a small creek known as Parting of the Waters. It is one of the few aquatic species that has crossed a continental divide. [4] [5]
The Snake River is a major river in the ... Yellowstone cutthroat trout and Snake River fine ... fish and a keystone species of the Snake River ...
The cutthroat trout type species and several subspecies are ... The Jackson National Fish Hatchery produces around 400,000 Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout ...
Jul. 16—Most rainbow trout swimming in Montana's waters are not native to the state — with the singular exception of the redband trout in the Kootenai drainage. While common throughout most of ...
Numerous species of fish inhabit the lake including nonnative brown and lake trout and the native Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout and mountain whitefish. [ 7 ] There are over 15 islands in the lake, including the largest, Elk Island, and Donoho Point.