Scientific Name
Salvelinus fontinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
BROOK TROUT
Park Synonyms
Salvelinus fontinales
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Teleostei |
Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
Order | Salmoniformes |
Family | Salmonidae |
Subfamily | Salmoninae |
Genus | Salvelinus |
Species | Salvelinus fontinalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Park Rank Tags
-
Park infrequent
Relegated to higher stream reaches by competition , principally with rainbow trout (Simbeck, 1990). Recent evidence indictes that populations from different watersheds may have barriers that inhibit cross-breeding (Tim King, pers Comm). After many years o
Taxa Group Tags
- Fish
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
39
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/24/2024 4:08:11 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: ATBI Sensitivity = Public Species Notes: Hybrids between this species and SALMO TRUTTA and SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH are known. Extinct subspecies AGASSIZI (silver trout) sometimes has been regarded as a distinct species. The aurora trout, maintained only as hatchery stocks in lakes in the Temiskamin -- Occurrence recorded in database by User 163 on 10/25/2003 STATUS: Native, Breeder, Uncommon, Present in Park;; ; Taxonomy Notes: There are both native brook, introduced northern hatchery strains and hybrids of this species in the park.;
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