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The name trout is commonly used for some species in three of the seven genera in the Family Salmonidae; ''Salmo'' (Atlantic species), ''Oncorhynchus'' (Pacific species) and ''Salvelinus'' (includes char). Also to some extent the Genus "Hucho".

This is a work in progress. If you have an interest to help out leave a comment below or PM Chris Scoones.

Genus Oncorhynchus:

Named but not yet considered spp. (Oncorhynchus sp.)
- Acaponeta (O. sp)
- Baluarte (O. sp)
- Conchos (O. sp)
- Mayo (O. sp)
- Piaxtla (O. sp)
- Presidio (O. sp)
- San Lorenzo (O. sp)
- Yaqui (O. sp)
Apache trout (O. gilae apache)
Cherry Salmon (O. masou or masu)
- Biwa Trout (O. masou rhodurus)
- Masu Trout or Yamame (O. masou masou)
- Red Spotted Masu Trout or Amago (O. masou ishikawae)
- Seema (O. masou)
Cutthroat trout (O. clarki) ;
- Alvord Cutthroat (O. clarki alvordensis)
- Bonneville Cutthroat (O. clarki utah)
- Coastal Cutthroat (O. clarki clarki)
- Colorado River Cutthroat (O. clarki pleuriticus)
- Greenback Cutthroat (O. clarki stomias)
- Humboldt Cutthroat (O. clarki spp.)
- Lahontan Cutthroat (O. clarki henshawi)
- Lake Crescent Cutthroat (O. clarki f. crescentii)
- Paiute Cutthroat (O. clarki seleniris)
- Rio Grande Cutthroat (O. clarki virginalis)
- Snake River fine-spotted Cutthroat (O. clarki behnkei)
- Westslope Cutthroat (O. clarki lewisii)
- Whitehorse Basin Cutthroat (O. clarki spp.)
- Yellowfin Cutthroat (O. clarki macdonaldi) † (extinct)
- Yellowstone Cutthroat (O. clarki bouvieri)
Gila trout (O. gilae gilae)
Golden trout (O. aguabonita)
Kern River Rainbow Trout (O. aguabonita gilberti)
Little Kern Golden Trout (O. aguabonita whitei)
Mexican Golden Trout (O. chrysogaster)
Rainbow trout / Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Coastal Rainbow Trout (O. mykiss irideus)
- Columbia River Basin Redband Trout (O. mykiss gairdneri)
- Eagle Lake Rainbow Trout (O. mykiss aqualarum)
- Golden Trout Creek Golden Trout (O. mykiss aguabonita)
- Kern River Rainbow Trout (O. mykiss gilberti)
- Little Kern River Golden Trout (O. mykiss whitei)
- McCloud River Redband Trout (O. mykiss stonei)
- Skull Creek Redband Trout (O. mykiss mewberroo)

Genus Salmo:

Adriatic trout (Salmo obtusirostris)
Brown trout (sp. Salmo trutta) ;
Ferox trout (Salmo ferox) (Lough Melvin, Ireland)
Flathead trout (Salmo platycephalus)
Gillaroo trout (Salmo stomachicus) (Lough Melvin, Ireland)
Marble Trout (Salmo marmoratus)
Ohrid trout (Salmo letnica)
Sevan trout (Salmo ischchan)
Sonaghen trout (Salmo nigrippinis) (Lough Melvin, Ireland)
Trout of Algueman Lake, Morocco (Salmo pallaryi)

Genus Salmo / Salvelinus:

Tiger Trout (Salmo trutta / Salvelinus fontinalis)

Genus Salvelinus (Char):

Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
Aurora trout (Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis)
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma)
Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
Silver trout (Salvelinus fontinalis agassizi † (extinct))
Sunapee Trout (Salvelinus aureolus oquassa)
Blueback Trout (Salvelinus aureolus oquassa)

Genus Hucho

Taimen (Hucho taimen)
Huchen (Hucho hucho)

Trout Groups:

Western Native Trout Species:

Apache Trout
Bonneville Cutthroat
Bull Trout
California Golden Trout
Coastal Cutthroat
Colorado River Cutthroat
Gila Trout
Greenback Cutthroat
Lahontan Cutthroat
Little Kern Golden Trout
Paiute Cutthroat
Redband Trout
Rio Grande Cutthroat
Westslope Cutthroat
Yellowstone Cutthroat

Native Mexican Trout] (Genus Oncorhynchus spp.)

Yaqui and Guzman Trout Species
Rio Tomochic Trout
Rio Mayo Trout
Mexican Golden Trout
San Lorenzo Trout
Piaxla Trout
Presidio Trout
Baluarte Trout
Acaponeta Trout
Conchos Trout

Genus Oncorhynchus:

Apache Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Masu Trout

Red Spotted Masu Trout

Alvord Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Bonneville Cutthroat Trout - Photo by Hos74

Coastal Cutthroat Trout - Photo by Ibn

Colorado Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Greenback Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Humboldt Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Paiute Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Rio Grande Cutthroat - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Snake River Fine-Spotted Cutthroat Trout - Photo by mike doughty

Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Photo by mike doughty

Westslope Cutthroat Trout - Photo by jackchinook

Whitehorse Basin Cutthroat Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout

Gila Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Golden Trout - Photo by gigharborflyfisher

Golden Trout - Photo by jackchinook

Rainbow Trout - Photo by Ibn

Rainbow Trout - Photo by kamishak steve

Genus Salmo:

Brown Trout - Photo by Chris Scoones

Genus Salmo/Salvelinus Cross:

Tiger Trout - Photo by Salvelinus

Genus Salvelinus (Char):

Brook Trout - Photo by creekassualt

Brook Trout - Photo by jackchinook

Bull Trout - Photo by unknown

Dolly Varden - Photo by Salvelinus

Genus Hucho:

4 Comments

gigharborflyfisher - 12-20-2009, 06:38 PM

Sunapee and Blueback Trout are not extinct. Sunapee's still exist in Flood's Pond in Maine and Bluebacks can be found in around 10 lakes in Maine as well.

Chris Scoones - 12-20-2009, 09:18 PM

Corrected. Thanks.

Richard Olmstead - 12-24-2009, 06:48 PM

Very nice, Chris! Dick

nycflyangler - 02-06-2010, 01:28 PM

Oncorhynchus aguabonita no longer is considered to be a separate species. DNA testing has determined that all fish previously classified as O. aguabonita are in actuality, merely subspecies of Oncorhynchus mykiss, rainbow trout.

The only true golden trout is Oncorhynchus chrysogaster, the Mexican golden trout.

Also, there is no Salmo ferox. It's an antiquated description used by the Victorians for large brown trout. Again, DNA testing has determined there is no difference between them and regular brown trout. They just have a better diet and grown larger.

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