Westslope cutthroat trout
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The westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi), also known as the black-spotted trout, common cutthroat trout and red-throated trout is a subspecies of the cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) and is a freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes.[4] The cutthroat is the Montana state fish.[5] This subspecies is a species of concern in its Montana[6] and British Columbia[7] ranges and is considered threatened in its native range in Alberta.[8]
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Westslope cutthroat trout | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
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Subspecies: | O. c. lewisi |
Trinomial name | |
Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi (G. Suckley, 1856) | |
The historic distribution of westslope cutthroat trout in the United States (modified from Behnke 1992). The large region consists primarily of the upper Columbia River and upper Missouri River basins; some waters in the eastern part of this region may not have been occupied historically (MTFWP, in litt. 1998). Also shown are the Lake Chelan and Methow River drainages in Washington and the John Day River drainage in Oregon.[2] | |
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