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This is an introduction to the basic species of trout

Apache Trout - Blueback Trout - Brook Trout - Brown Trout - Bull Trout - Cutthroat Trout
Dolly Varden - Gila Trout - Golden Trout - Lake Trout - Rainbow Trout - Steelhead

	Common Name: Apache Trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus apache
	Common Name: Sunapee or BluebackTrout Scientific Name: Salvelinus alpinus Range: Northern Atlantic and Pacific coasts Habitat: Anadromous except for some lake populations
	Common Name: Brook Trout Scientific Name: Salvelinus fontinalis Range: Native to the northeastern states and Canada including the Appalachians, there are now populations in many western states. Habitat: Swims in clear, cold streams and lakes
	Common Name: Brown Trout Scientific Name: Salmo trutta Range: Stocked to North America in the late 1800's, it is now found coast to coast with populations in all but a few very southern gulf states Habitat: Mostly flowing streams and rivers with some lake populations. Can handle temperatures that are slightly higher than those of the Rainbow Trout.
	Common Name: Bull Trout Scientific Name: Salvelinus confluentus Range: Sparsely distributed in higher elevation lakes and rivers of mountains of the western states north to Alaska Habitat: This trout resides in deep cold water of larger lakes and rivers
	Common Name: Cutthroat Trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus clarki Range: An anadromous population exists on the Pacific coast from northern California to southern Alaska. Now also found in most Rocky Mountain states. Habitat: Non-anadromous fish found in the headwaters of cold gravel-bottomed streams and rivers and some mountain lakes.
	Common Name: Dolly Varden Scientific Name: Salvelinus malma Range: The north Pacific coast including most of Alaska Habitat: Anadromous except for some populations found in deep clear lakes
	Common Name: Gila Trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus gilae Range: Found in New Mexico Habitat: Small, clear streams
	Common Name: Golden Trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus aguabonita Range: This fish is found at high elevations in a small area of east-central California Habitat: Cool, clear, graveled stream
	Common Name: Lake Trout Scientific Name: Salvelinus namaycush Range: A fish of the north, the Lake Trout resides in all across Canada. In the United States, can be found in the states surrounding the Great Lakes as well as some populations in the Rocky Mountain states Habitat: Deep, cold water lakes
	Common Name: Rainbow Trout Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Range: Anadromous native populations exist in all Pacific coast states, including Alaska. Now widely found in most states, including eastern drainages of the Rockies, Appalachian drainages, and the Great Lake states. Habitat: Cold water streams, rivers, and lakes
	Common Name: Steelhead Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss Range: See Rainbow Trout