Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of fish. It is farmed in some places. Like species of trout, the rainbow trout is related to salmon. The rainbow trout is one of many different kinds of trout. It is called a rainbow trout because its scales are colorful and shiny.
Rainbow Trout Media
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet - ocean phase Steelhead
Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet - male freshwater phase Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp. gairdneri
This picture is of a Golden Trout from French Creek in the French Canyon. Located within the John Muir Wilderness in California.
Golden Rainbow Trout Cropped
Native range of steelhead, the anadromous form of O. mykiss
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish hatchery
Rainbow trout, cleaned and iced, in a fish market in Western Australia
U.S. range map for O. mykiss; native (light brown) and introduced (dark brown and pink)
Two pairs of steelhead spawning in the lower reaches of Stevens Creek in Mountain View, California, in 2013
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