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Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Rainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykiss
Brook TroutSalvelinus fontinalis
Atlantic SalmonSalmo salar
Rocky Mountain Cutthroat TroutOncorhynchus virginalis
Mediterranean TroutSalmo cettii
Chinook SalmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha
Black Sea SalmonSalmo labrax
Rhône TroutSalmo rhodanensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,467,910 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,197,880 |
| Pennsylvania | 59,917 |
| New York | 56,181 |
| Canada | 55,207 |
| Ontario | 53,650 |
| Wisconsin | 39,786 |
| Michigan | 21,364 |
| Minnesota | 18,289 |
| New Jersey | 15,056 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Ray-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii |
| Order | Salmons, pikes and mudminnows · Salmoniformes |
| Family | Salmons, Trouts, and Whitefishes · Salmonidae |
| Genus | Atlantic Salmons and Trouts · Salmo |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Brown Trout with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.