Golden rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Also known as: rainbow trout, steelhead, redband trout

Golden rainbow trout
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Description

Golden rainbow trout is a color variant of the rainbow trout, not a naturally occurring separate species. It was developed through selective breeding from a single golden-colored mutant discovered in West Virginia in 1954. As a hatchery-produced fish, it's stocked in lakes and streams throughout North America.

Habitat

North America

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