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Cutthroat trout
The cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the trouts.
Cutthroat troat are native to western North America. Some populations will live in the Pacific Ocean as adults and return to fresh water to spawn in the spring. These sea-run cutthroat trout are very sought after in fly fishing.
Cutthroat are similar to rainbow trout and will readily interbreed. Cutthroat trout have greenish backs with black spots and red marks in the bottom of their jaws.
There are about 14 separate subspecies of Cutthroat Trout, including: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout - Coastal Cutthroat Trout - Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus henshawi - Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus Lewisi - Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout .
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