Name
Oncorhynchus mykiss
rainblow trout
Framing
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species: mykiss
Habitat
Marine and freshwater, anadromous (some not). Pelagic juveniles, adults breed in upper reaches of rivers, also live in lakes.
Feeding
Free life. Gregarious. Predator of fish and invertebrates.
Distribution
Practically cosmopolitan as it has been introduced for sport fishing, in the Peninsula in most of the basins.
Conservation status
Not threatened
Additional information
Compressed body with small, iridescent-coloured scales
Additional information
Bibliography
- Doadrio, I. (Editor) (2001). Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Peces Continentales de España. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/oncorhynchus_mykiss_walbaum_1792_tcm30-98843.pdf- Maitland, P.S. & Linsell, K. (1979). Guía de los peces de agua dulce de Europa. Editorial Omega- Aparicio, E., Vargas, M.J., Olmo ,J.M & de Sostoa, A.(2000). Decline of native freshwater fishes in a Mediterranean watershed on the Iberian Peninsula: a quantitative assessment. Environmental Biology of Fishes 59: 11–19