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In parts of its range, it is also known as the eastern brook trout, speckled trout, brook char (or charr), squaretail, brookie, or mud trout, among others. [6] Adult coaster brook trout are capable of reaching sizes over 2 feet in length and weigh up to 6.8 kg (15 lb), whereas adult salters average between 6 and 15 inches in length and weigh ...
The origin of the name "char" or "charr" is unknown, but was perhaps from Celtic, such as the Irish word ceara meaning "fiery red" (found in some Celtic personal names), likely for the bright red belly of the Arctic char; or perhaps borrowed from Middle Low German schar meaning "flounder, dab"; or from Proto-Germanic *skardaz or *skeraną meaning "to cut or shear", possibly referring to its ...
Brook trout occupy only a fraction of their pre-colonial range. European settlement and the introduction of non-native species like brown trout had much to do with that. (Brown trout were despised ...
The backcross is the result of an F1 splake male being crossed with a female lake trout (i.e., 75% lake trout and 25% brook trout). Although splake were first described in 1880, Ontario began experimenting with the hybrids in the 1960s in an effort to replace collapsed lake trout stocks in the Great Lakes .
Speckled trout may refer to: Brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ), a freshwater fish in the family Salmonidae Cynoscion nebulosus , also called spotted seatrout, a coastal saltwater or brackish water fish in the family Sciaenidae (drums)
Among American species of charr, the kype reaches its maximum size in the large anadromous males, Dolly Varden trout (Salvelinus malma) and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), whereas it is reportedly absent or hardly visible in large nonanadromous males, Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) and lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). [7]
The tiger trout (Salmo trutta fario × Salvelinus fontinalis) is a genetic cross between a river trout and a brook trout. It gets its name from its characteristic golden-yellow markings. Tiger trout are sterile, although male and female trout may be distinguished by their external markings. The female tiger trout does not develop any gonads.
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