Overview
Family : Salmonids ; Prefers relatively small streams , with gravel bottoms and gentle gradients . Spawning adults migrate from the sea into streams to spawn [1]. The young fish usually stay in the stream for a year or two before entering the sea, but some populations never got to sea at all. In rare cases, some individuals of sea-going populations, may remain in fresh water for as long as eight years [2][3]. Feeds on small fishes , crustaceans, and insects [4]. The flesh is orange-red and of excellent flavor (Ref. 27547). Utilized fresh and eaten fried, broiled, and baked (Ref. 9988). This species does not compete well with other fish, tends to hybridize , and is unable to withstand fishing pressure = depletion of stocks.
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Alutiiq:
Talaa'ik
Common Names in Danish:
Rødstrubet ørred
Common Names in English:
Clark's Trout, Coast Cutthroat Trout, Coastal Cutthroat, Coastal Cutthroat Trout, Cutthroat, Cutthroat Trout, Lake Trout, Red-Throated Trout, Salmon, Sea Trout, Short-Tailed Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat
Common Names in Finnish:
Punakurkkulohi
Common Names in French:
Truite, Truite Fardée
Common Names in Haida:
T'ak'al
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
克拉克大麻哈魚, 克拉克大麻哈鱼, 克氏鮭(山鱒), 克氏鲑(山鳟), 褐色鮭, 褐色鲑
Common Names in Polish:
Losos Clarka
Common Names in Salish:
K'wsech
Common Names in Spanish:
Trucha Degollada
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,180 meters (0 to 10,433 feet).[5]
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Class:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Order:
Salmoniformes
()
- Suborder:
Salmonoidei
()
-
- Family:
Salmonidae
()
-
- Subfamily:
Salmoninae
()
- Genus:
Oncorhynchus
()
- Suckley, 1860
- Specific name:
clarki
- Subspecies:
clarki
- Scientific name: - Oncorhynchus clarki clarki
- Subspecies:
clarki
- Specific name:
clarki
- Genus:
Oncorhynchus
(
- Subfamily:
Salmoninae
(
- Family:
Salmonidae
(
- Suborder:
Salmonoidei
(
- Order:
Salmoniformes
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Osteichthyes
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Fario clarkii (Richardson • Fario stellatus Girard • Oncorhynchus clarki (Richardson • Oncorhynchus clarkii (Richardson • Salmo brevicauda Suckley • Salmo clarki clarki Richardson • Salmo clarki lewisi (Girard • Salmo clarki Richardson • Salmo clarkii alpestris Dymond • Salmo clarkii clarkii Richardson • Salmo clarkii lewisi (Girard • Salmo clarkii Richardson • Salmo lewisi (Girard • Salmo mykiss (non Walbaum • Salmo purpuratus (non Pallas
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
. Synonym: Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri.
Latest taxonomic
scrutiny: January 18, 1999.
Other common names
: Salish: K'wsech, Polish: Losos clarka, Finnish:
Punakurkkulohi, Danish: Rødstrubet ørred, Swedish:
Strupsnittsöring, Haida: T'ak'al, Alutiiq: Talaa'ik, French:
Truite, French: Truite fardée.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Oncorhynchus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 51 species and subspecies in this genus:
O. adonis (Grass Rockfish) · O. aguabonita (California Golden Trout) · O. apache (Arizona Trout) · O. chrysogaster (Coastal Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki (Coastal Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii (Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii bouvieri (Yellowstone Cutthroat Throat) · O. clarkii clarkii (Clark's Trout) · O. clarkii henshawi (Lahontan Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii lewisi (Salmon) · O. clarkii macdonaldi (Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii pleuriticus (Colorado River Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii seleniris (Paiute Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii stomias (Greenback Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarkii utah (Bonneville Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki clarki (Clark's Trout) · O. clarki henshawi (Lahontan Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki lewisi (Westslope Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki macdonaldi (Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki pleuriticus (Colorado River Cutthroat) · O. clarki seleniris (Paiute Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki utah (Bonneville Cutthroat Trout) · O. clarki virginalis (Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout) · O. gilae (Gila Or Apache Trout) · O. gilae apache (Apache Trout) · O. gilae gilae (Gila Trout) · O. gorbuscha (Humpbacked Salmon) · O. ishikawai (Satsukimasu Salmon) · O. iwame (Iwame Trout) · O. keta (Calico Salmon) · O. kisutch (Coho Salmon Or Silver Salmon) · O. masou (Japanese Cherry Salmon) · O. masou formosanum (Cherry Salmon) · O. masou formosanus (Cherry Salmon) · O. masou macrostomus (Salmon) · O. masou masou (Cherry Salmon) · O. masu (Baja California Rainbow Trout) · O. mykiss (Baja California Rainbow Trout) · O. mykiss gairdneri (Inland Redband Trout) · O. mykiss gairdnerii (Columbia River Redband Trout) · O. mykiss gilberti (Kern Golden Trout) · O. mykiss irideus (Coastal Rainbow Trout) · O. mykiss mykiss (Kamchatkan Rainbow Trout) · O. mykiss stonei (Baiser) · O. mykiss whitei (Little Kern Golden Trout) · O. nerka (Sockeye Salmon Or Kokanee) · O. nerka nerka (Sockeye Salmon Or Kokanee) · O. masou subsp. masou (Amago) · O. rhodurus (Amago) · O. tschawytscha (Chinook Salmon Or King Salmon) · O. tshawytscha (Chinook Salmon Or King Salmon)
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Further Reading
- Distribution and abundance of fishes and invertebrates in Gulf of Mexico estuaries / project team, David M. Nelson (editor). .. [et al.]. Rockville, Md.: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, [1992]-[1997] url p. 352.
- Endangered Species Act biennial report, status of recovery program / prepared by U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources. Silver Spring, MD: The Office, 1991- url p. 57.
- Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: url p. 46, p. 697, p. 699, p. 701, p. 703, p. 709, p. 711, p. 834, p. 838.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 22, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 11 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2497855
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-57394
- Fishbase Species ID: 2688
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13727280
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFCHA0208A
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 118552
Footnotes
- Morrow, J.E. (1980). The freshwater fishes of Alaska. University of. B.C. Animal Resources Ecology Library. 248p. [back]
- Sumner, F.H. (1962). Migration and growth of the coastal cutthroat trout in Tillamook County, Oregon. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 91(1):77-83. [back]
- Jones, D.E. (1975). Steelhead and sea-run cutthroat trout life history study in southeast Alaska. Alaska Dept. Fish Game. Ann. Perform. Rept., Anad. Fish Stud., AFS-42-3. 16: 1-42. [back]
- Clemens, W.A. and G.V. Wilby (1961). Fishes of the Pacific coast of Canada. 2nd ed. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada Bull. (68):443 p. [back]
- Mean = 1,221.920 meters (4,008.924 feet), Standard Deviation = 828.140 based on 260 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
