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Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

Description:

This trout is known by several names dependent on where its life cycle leads it. Also know as steelhead.

Habitat:

May be found in fresh and sea water. Lays it's eggs in fresh water too.

Notes:

This was next to a fish hatchery where you could feed them. Not sure, but it seems that these fish were escaped from enclosures but stick around for the feeders.

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dane.a.hep
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dane.a.hep

Idaho, USA

Spotted on Dec 27, 2013
Submitted on Jan 30, 2014

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