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Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Classification

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O. m.

Distribution

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United States of America · 11,283Canada · 5,428France · 1,246Chile · 905Germany · 859Austria · 592Portugal · 238Belgium · 175United Kingdom · 147Netherlands · 131Argentina · 130Sweden · 126Denmark · 103Mexico · 85Peru · 52Norway · 26Bolivia · 19Brazil · 6Luxembourg · 5Ireland · 4ItalySpainSwitzerland