Golden Trout
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The golden trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the trouts. These fish are commonly found at elevations of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level. Some evolutionary biologists consider the golden trout to be a subspecies of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. It is easy to understand, given the similarity of the golden trout to the redband trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss ssp.
The golden trout was designated as the state fish of California in 1947. Populations have been in steady decline for decades. As a result, the California department of fish and game [link] signed an agreement with federal agencies in September 2004 to work on restoring back country habitat. Conservationists have also been attempting to introduce golden trout to other bodies of water, such as Mohave Lake in Nevada/Arizona.
References
- [Oncorhynchus aguabonita (TSN 161987)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 24 January 2006.
- "[Oncorhynchus aguabonita]." FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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