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The brown trout (Salmo trutta) is a species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus Salmo, endemic to most of Europe, West Asia and parts of North Africa, and has been widely introduced globally as a game fish, even becoming one of the world's worst invasive species outside of its native range.
The list of fish in Germany consists of indigenous, and also introduced species. In total it consists of 277 species, including three which are extinct. The following tags are used to indicate the conservation status of species with IUCN criteria: All the listed species are classified by their origin as freshwater, brackish water, marine ...
Sea trout. Sea trout is the common name usually applied to anadromous (sea-run) forms of brown trout (Salmo trutta), and is often referred to as Salmo trutta morpha trutta. Other names for anadromous brown trout are bull trout, sewin (Wales), peel or peal (southwest England), mort (northwest England), finnock (Scotland), white trout (Ireland ...
The biggest fish caught in Convict Lake was a 19 + 1 ⁄ 2-pound (8.8 kg) German brown, in 1956. More recently, a 14 + 1 ⁄ 2-pound (6.6 kg) brown trout was caught on October 17, 1993, which also was the biggest trout caught in the Eastern Sierra that year. [16] A 3-mile (5 km) trail for hiking goes around the lake.
Hybrids. The tiger trout (Salmo trutta fario × Salvelinus fontinalis) is a genetic cross between a river trout and a brook trout. It gets its name from its characteristic golden-yellow markings. Tiger trout are sterile, although male and female trout may be distinguished by their external markings. The female tiger trout does not develop any ...
It was then stocked with rainbow trout in 1876. In 1884, the Baldwin River , a major tributary, became the first American river to ever be stocked with European brown trout fish, which were imported from Germany, and is why they are referred to by some as German Brown Trout.
The argument was subject to continued scholarly debate throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in German academia. In 1953, German indologist Paul Thieme submitted that the descendants of *laḱs-found in the Caucasus described the brown trout (Salmo trutta) rather than the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). [7]
A trout farm in Sochi, Russia. Trout are usually found in cool (50–60 °F or 10–16 °C), clear streams and lakes, although many of the species have anadromous strains as well. Young trout are referred to as troutlet, troutling or fry. They are distributed naturally throughout North America, northern Asia and Europe.