A trout is a kind of teleost fish that belongs to the Salmoninae subfamily of the Salmonidae family. There are many different kinds of trout. They belong to the same family as the salmon.
Most trout are freshwater fish. They live in clear streams, rivers and lakes in America, Europe, and Asia.
It is possible to work out the difference between a trout and any other fish, by looking for a second dorsal fin (or adipose fin). Also, you can find for spots in mature trout and parr marks in the young.
Trout and char of the world |
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Trout of Europe and Atlantic basin Salmo |
- Adriatic trout
- Anatolian Sea Trout
- Brown trout
- Fibreno trout
- Ferox trout
- Flathead trout
- Garda lake trout
- Gillaroo
- Isli trout
- Lake (lacustrine) trout
- Marble trout
- Mediterranean trout
- Ohrid trout
- Prespa trout
- River trout
- Sea trout
- Sevan trout
- Sonaghen
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Trout of the Pacific basin Oncorhynchus |
- Apache trout
- Coastal cutthroat trout
- Cutthroat trout
- Gila trout
- Golden trout
- Mexican golden trout
- Rainbow trout
- Steelhead
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True char Salvelinus |
- Arctic char
- Blunt-nosed Irish charr
- Brook trout
- Bull trout
- Cole's char
- Coomsaharn char
- Dolly Varden trout
- Haddy charr
- Kirikuchi char
- Lake char
- Lake trout
- Lough Melvin charr
- Orkney charr
- Silver trout
- Small-mouthed char
- Whitespotted char
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