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Salvelinus fontinalis ssp. fontinalis
Little fish with a nice pattern on the top
Slow, freshwater stream in Rocky Mountain National Park
Spotted on Aug 19, 2017
Submitted on Oct 6, 2017
2 Comments
Thanks Jellis! Good to know it is a young trout.
brown, brook, rainbow and cutthroat are the most common species in RMNP. Almost all have marbled dorsal fins, upper patterns and parr marks when they are young. Tough call