Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rather similar to Brown Trout, but with spots on the tail and a red/purple bar along the side of the body.
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Freshwater rivers and lakes, usually as a stocked fish.
All year round.
Usually occurs as a stocked fish in Britain, although there are a few breeding (wild) populations.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain, usually as a stocked fish.
Only thought to occur as a stocked fish in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Cropston Reservoir
03 April 2023
David Nicholls
Cropston Reservoir
03 April 2023
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- Common names
- Steelhead Trout, Rainbow Trout
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- Fish
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 03/04/2023 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 03/04/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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