Oncorhynchus chrysogaster
Mexican Golden Trout
NS
G2
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Salmoniformes
Salmonidae (Trouts and Salmons)
Oncorhynchus
Oncorhynchus chrysogaster (Mexican Golden Trout)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
North America: Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic.
Biology
Entire life history is spent in freshwater (Ref. 46888).
Max length: 12.7 cm SL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (brood hiders). Reproductive strategy: synchronous ovarian organization, determinate fecundity (Ref. 51846).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT), assessed 2019-02-28. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: minor commercial.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991) World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
Anonymous (1993) Computerized catalog of the fish collection. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P. Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren Jr. (2008) Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes. Fisheries 33(8):372-407.
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