Freshwater Fish of America - Steelhead trout

Freshwater Fish of America - Steelhead trout
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Steelhead trout are migratory rainbow trout. They are born in freshwater, migrate to the ocean for their adult lives, and then return to freshwater to reproduce. The offspring of two steelhead parents may become a purely freshwater form of rainbow trout, and the offspring of two resident freshwater rainbow trout might evolve into migratory steelhead trout.

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Steelhead are usually dark olive in color, shading to silvery white on the underside with a heavily speckled body and a pink-to-red stripe running along their sides.

Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) belong to the family Salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars. Steelhead are similar to some Pacific salmon in their life cycle and ecological requirements. They are born in fresh water streams, where they spend their first 1-3 years of life....

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