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Scientific Name
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
Park
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
rainbow trout
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusOncorhynchus
SpeciesOncorhynchus mykiss
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Stocked in some tributaries for put-and-take fishing.; Data Source: Jesse Purvis, Aquatic Ecologist, 11/18/2010.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Introduced statewide; Native to Asia and the Pacific coast of North America.; Data Source: Jesse Purvis, Aquatic Ecologist, 11/18/2010. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Jesse Purvis, Aquatic Ecologist, 11/18/2010.
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Jesse Purvis, Aquatic Ecologist, 11/18/2010.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Jesse Purvis, Aquatic Ecologist, 11/18/2010.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
4/14/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcallahan@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/19/2021 11:01:08 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Welsh et al., 2004. NPBIB-615175., Accepted Detail: 1) Dr. Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology, The Pennsylvania State University; 2) Stauffer, J. R., J. M. Boltz, and L. R. White. 1995. The Fishes of West Virginia. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
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