The Kamloops rainbow trout or Kamloops trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops) is a local variety of the rainbow trout, a fish in the family Salmonidae. From its native range in British Columbia, Canada, it has been transferred to several other drainages in the United States.[2] It is often considered a part of the broader Columbia River redband trout subspecies, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri.[3]
Kamloops trout | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | O. m. kamloops
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Trinomial name | |
Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops Jordan, 1892[1]
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References
edit- ^ David Starr Jordan 1892. Description of a New Species of Salmon, Oncorhynchus kamloops, from the lakes of British Columbia. Forest and Stream, Nov. 10 1892, pp. 405-406.
- ^ "Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops strain". USGS. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
- ^ Inland Redband Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri fishandgame.idaho.gov