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Cutthroat trout

Cutthroat trout are native to the western United States, and are considered by some to be the one true native Rocky Mountain fish. The majority of cutthroat trout can be found in high mountain streams and alpine lakes and rivers. Cutthroat subspecies include: Bonneville or Bear River, Colorado, Greenback, Lahontan, Rio Grande, Snake River, Utah, and Yellowstone. All cutthroat trout have reddish coloration on the throat, lower jaw and gill cover, black spots on the tail, and a patch of teeth at the base of the tongue. Cutthroat trout hybridize very easily with other trout, especially rainbow trout, which is a distant cousin - resulting in the popular Cuttbow.
  • Cutthroat trout
    Oncorhynchus clarki - formerly Salmo clarki