Cutthroat trout - Wikipedia
They are native to the alluvial or freestone streams that are typical tributaries of the rivers of the Pacific Basin, Great Basin and Rocky Mountains. Cutthroat trout spawn in the spring and may inadvertently but naturally hybridize with rainbow trout, producing fertile cutbows.
Cutthroat Trout - Native Fish Society
Cutthroat Trout are native to the cold-water rivers flowing into the Pacific Ocean as well as the rivers of the Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin of North America. Resident Cutthroat Trout mature in freshwater rivers and/or lakes over the course of 2-3 years.
Coastal Cutthroat Trout – Western Native Trout Initiative
Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) are one of the four major subspecies of Cutthroat Trout (CT) in North America (Behnke 1992, Williams et al. 2018) and occupy coastal streams in California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout – Western Native Trout Initiative
Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) is one among a diversity of trout native to the western United States. They occupy waters in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Like all cutthroat trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout sport a red slash along their jawline.
Westslope Cutthroat Trout – Western Native Trout Initiative
Westslope Cutthroat Trout (WCT) are native to streams and lakes in the upper Columbia River basin (Idaho and Montana), the Methow River and Lake Chelan drainages (Washington), the John Day River drainage (Oregon), the headwaters of the South Saskatchewan River (Montana), and the upper Missouri River basin (Montana and Wyoming).
Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) - Species Profile
Yellowfin cutthroat, formerly native to Twin Lakes, Colorado, is now extinct (Walker 1993). Stocked numerous times since the late 1800s in Connecticut (Whitworth 1996). Lahontan, Bear Lake (Idaho Fish and Game 1997), and perhaps westslope cutthroats (Simpson and Wallace 1978) have been introduced into nonnative areas of Idaho.
Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Aug 24, 2018 · Historically, 14 geographically isolated cutthroat trout subspecies occupied much of western North America. Habitat degradation and introduction of non-native species has negatively impacted native cutthroat trout populations and three subspecies (Lahontan, Paiute, and Greenback) are presently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Westslope Cutthroat Trout - U.S. National Park Service
May 8, 2023 · Westslope cutthroat trout are one of 11 native species in Yellowstone National Park. Historically the most abundant and widely distributed subspecies of cutthroat trout, the westslope cutthroat trout (Onchorhynchus clarkii lewisi, WCT) occupies less than 5% of its former range in the upper Missouri River drainage.
Multiple Climate Change Challenges For Native Cutthroat Trout …
Sep 3, 2021 · We quantified the effects of non-native rainbow trout admixture on important life-history traits including growth and partial migration behavior in three populations of westslope cutthroat trout over five years.
Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout - Wikipedia
Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout are historically native to a broad range of river drainages and basins across the western United States. They inhabit areas from the Rio Grande, Canadian, and Pecos River drainages in New Mexico and southern Colorado, extending to the Yellowstone and Upper Snake River drainages in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and ...