Rainbow Trout
Least Concern

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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