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Greenback Cutthroat Trout

oncorhynchus clarki stomias

The Greenback Cutthroat Trout is a beautiful fish with bright red spots and a greenish back! They live in cold, clear streams and lakes, making them a favorite for fishing enthusiasts.

Hábitat: Cold, clear streams and lakes in mountainous regions.

Aspecto

The Greenback Cutthroat Trout is a sleek fish with an olive-green back and silvery sides. Its belly and lower fins often have a warm reddish hue. A bright red-orange slash under its jaw gives it its 'cutthroat' name, distinguishing it from other trout.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseActinopterygiiOrdenSalmoniformesFamiliaSalmonidaeGéneroOncorhynchus
Greenback Cutthroat Trout
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Greenback Cutthroat Trout

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Datos interesantes

Each trout has unique spot patterns, like a fingerprint on their scales!

They are Colorado's state fish, representing resilience and natural beauty!

They can change their skin color slightly to blend better with their stream home!

This trout was once thought extinct, but a small population was rediscovered!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Vibration Sense

Greenback Cutthroat Trout can detect tiny vibrations in the water because of their lateral line, which helps them find food and avoid danger.

Habilidad

Cold Water Survival

Greenback Cutthroat Trout has a special physiology that allows them to thrive in very cold, oxygen-rich mountain streams.

Habilidad

Agile Leaper

Greenback Cutthroat Trout can leap out of the water to catch flying insects because of its powerful tail, helping it find food.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
15-45 cm
Peso
0.1-1 kg
Esperanza de vida
3-7 años
Velocidad de nado
20 km/h
Profundidad máxima
15 m
Tipo de agua
Agua dulce

Dieta y alimentación

These trout love to munch on insects and tiny aquatic critters living in their mountain stream homes!

Diferencias por edad: Larger trout eat small fish, while younger ones focus on insects and plankton.

Alimentos principales

  • caddisfly larvae
  • mayfly nymphs
  • stonefly nymphs
  • terrestrial insects
  • small fish
  • zooplankton

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey hunt these trout from above.

eaten by

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

Otters are skilled hunters of fish in streams.

eats

Mayfly

Baetis tricaudatus

Young trout consume mayfly nymphs and adults.

eats

Caddisfly

Rhyacophila acropedes

Caddisfly larvae are a major food source.

depends on

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Forests help keep streams cold and clear for trout.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Greenback TroutMountain Trout

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Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

15-45 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

0.1-1 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

3-7 años

¿Qué come Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

These trout love to munch on insects and tiny aquatic critters living in their mountain stream homes!

¿Cuál es el velocidad de nado de Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

20 km/h

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

Cold, clear streams and lakes in mountainous regions.

¿Cómo caza Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el profundidad máxima de Greenback Cutthroat Trout?

15 m

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