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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 ...
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Trout nomenclature follows Behnke et al.(2002). Asterisks denote introduced fishes. The list includes several anadromous species, and two normally marine species ( starry flounder and shiner perch ) that are occasionally found in freshwater.
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 ...
Rio Grande cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies virginalis) 2005 [46] New York: Brook trout (freshwater) Salvelinus fontinalis: 1975 [47] Striped bass (marine/saltwater) Morone saxatilis: 2006 [48] [49] North Carolina: Channel bass (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus: 1971 [50] [51] Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout ...
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.
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)
In a 2001 study by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, five fish species were observed at the mouth of Burgess Brook, including wild brook trout and brown trout. These included 41 individual brook trout, ranging from 50 to 199 millimeters (2.0 to 7.8 in) long, and one brown trout, between 150 and 174 millimeters (5.9 and 6.9 in) long.