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Oncorhynchus chrysogaster

Mexican Golden Trout
NS G2
Collection Details

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes) Salmoniformes Salmonidae (Trouts and Salmons) Oncorhynchus Oncorhynchus chrysogaster (Mexican Golden Trout)

Description

This species account was compiled from FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version 04/2025.) and processed using AI-assisted text extraction. It may contain errors in spelling, punctuation, or formatting. When citing, please reference the original source rather than this page. Learn more about our species accounts.

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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