Fish
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Population
Stable
Range
Native to Pacific drainages; introduced worldwide
Habitat
Cold freshwater streams, rivers, lakes
Ecosystem role
Top freshwater predator; key indicator of water quality.
Fast facts
- ● Can live up to 11 years in the wild.
- ● Steelhead are the sea-run form of rainbow trout.
- ● Sensitive to temperature and pollution.
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