Cutthroat trout

Fish

Cutthroat trout are a clade of four fish species in the salmon family, native to cold-water tributaries in North America’s Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountain, and Great Basin regions. They usually live and spawn in clear, well-oxygenated rivers with gravel bottoms, and also reproduce in clear, cold lakes. Their name refers to red coloration beneath the lower jaw. Some subspecies are threatened by habitat loss and introduced non-native species.

Classification: A clade of four fish species in the family Salmonidae
Named feature: Red coloration on the underside of the lower jaw
Threats: Habitat loss and introduced non-native species

Sources and credits

Article: Cutthroat trout (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q2717060
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