trout

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

Golden trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki )

Read Next

Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)

Why Do Animals Have Tails?

animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World

Sea horse or Seahorse, Hippocampus. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Syngnathiformes, Family: Syngnathidae, Subfamily: Hippocampinae

9 Fish Named After Other Animals

Malayan Leaf Frog - Megophrys nasuta

9 Animals That Look Like Leaves

A large school of mano (sharks) called Galapagos sharks at Maro Reef in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)a worldwide species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae.

Saving Sharks in the 2020s

Discover

Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.

6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction

Human Cannibalism; Johannes Lerii's account of the description of the method the Indians use for "barbecuing" human flesh. Nude Indians barbecuing and eating parts of human bodies; Theodor de Bry.

Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories

US Marines firing at Fallujah, Iraq, during the Second Battle of Fallujah in November 2004. Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq War.

Timeline of the 2000s

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

7 Deadliest Weapons in History

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

trout: Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos

Golden trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita)

Brown trout (Salmo trutta)

Cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki )

See All Images →

Topics

golden trout rainbow trout brown trout cutthroat trout aquaculture char fish eel lungfish shark sturgeon salmon ray seahorse tuna catfish mackerel

Dig Deeper: More Articles That Discuss This Topic

protacanthopterygian: Introduction

Quiz

Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)

Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz

tropical two-wing flying fish (Exocoetus volitans). Beloniformes, ichthyology, fish plates, marine biology, tropical two wing flying fish, tropical two-wing flyingfish, tropical two wing flyingfish, tropical fish, fishes, animals.

Know Your Fish Quiz

vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.

Animal Factoids

Lion (panthera leo)

Deadliest Animals Quiz

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters

Animal Group Names

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz

List

animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.

Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World