Scientific Name	Oncorhynchus mykiss   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Walbaum, 1792)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	麥奇鈎吻鮭	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮭科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F175　Salmonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	麥奇大麻哈魚
Max Length	120 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	鱒魚、虹鱒、麥奇鉤吻鱒
Distribution in World	North America	Distribution in Taiwan
Habitats	Fresh water	Holotype Locality	Kamchatka, Russia
Synonyms	Fario gairdneri, Onchorhynchus mykiss, Onchorrhychus mykiss, Onchorynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus gairdnerii, Oncorhynchus kamloops, Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni, Oncorhynchus myskis, Parasalmo mykiss, Parasalmo penshinensis, Salmo gairdneri, Salmo gairdneri irideus, Salmo gairdneri shasta ...all 32..
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；臺灣淡水及河口魚類誌(陳及方, 1999)  Rowe, D.K. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 陳義雄,方力行 1999
Specimen List	ASIZP0080274. ASIZP0807408. ASIZP0917408. FRIP00860. FRIP01018. NMMSTP00757. NTUM06482.
Barcode	2016-04-06,Yung-Chieh,CO1,100%
Common Name	Salmon trout; Silver trout; Redband; Rainbow trout; Steelhead; Summer salmon; Trout; Steelhead trout; Coast range trout; Coast rainbow trout; Baiser ; Coast angel trout; Brown trout; Baja California rainbow trout; Kamchatka trout; Lord-fish; Kamloops; Har
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Head moderately large. Mouth large and protractile, minor changes occur to head, mouth and color pattern especially in spawning males; posterior end of upper jaw reaches posterior margin of eye. Body elongated, somewhat laterally compressed especially in adults; dorsal and ventral profile arched. Scales small and cycloid; lateral line complete; head naked. L.l.：134-137; dorsal soft fin rays：11-12; pelvic fin rays：9; anal fin rays：11-12. Dorsal fin base short, considerably equal to anal fin base; dorsal fin origin at middle between tip of snout and end of caudal peduncle; an adipose fin above anal fin; pelvic fin small, below dorsal fin; caudal fin forked. Dark olive dorsally, light grayish ventrally; dark spots densely spread over upper side, dorsal and caudal fins. 8-13 spots along midline of side of young, and disappeared when grow up; a purplish red stripe parallel to lateral line on adults during breeding season.
habitats	Anadromous fish, but some populations are landlocked when routes are unavailable. Inhabit in moderately running and well-oxygenated water. Carnivorous, feed predominately on aquatic insects and small fishes. Well utilized commercial fish, extensively cult
Distribution	Inhabit in the eastern Pacific, introduced to Japan in end of 19th century, fertilized eggs was imported from Japan to Taiwan in middle of 20th century, and aquaculture had been well developed in northern and middle Taiwan. Rainbow trout had been introduc
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