• Comment: iNaturalist uses the new name, but some sources use the old subspecies name. See d:Q61612369 LeapTorchGear (talk) 00:13, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Oncorhynchus virginalis
Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis (Rio Grande cutthroat trout)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species:
O. virginalis
Binomial name
Oncorhynchus virginalis
Girard 1856

Oncorhynchus virginalis, commonly known as the Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout, is a species of cutthroat trout, a North American freshwater fish.[1][2]

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Ecology

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Etymology

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Taxonomy

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O. virginalis contains the following subspecies:

  • Oncorhynchus virginalis macdonaldi[1]
  • Oncorhynchus virginalis behnkei[1]
  • Oncorhynchus virginalis stomias[1]
  • Oncorhynchus virginalis utah[1]
  • Oncorhynchus virginalis bouvieri[1]
  • Oncorhynchus virginalis pleuriticus[1]
  • Oncorhynchus virginalis virginalis[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus virginalis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  2. ^ Pritchard, V. L.; Metcalf, J. L.; Jones, K.; Martin, A. P.; Cowley, D. E. (October 2009). "Population structure and genetic management of Rio Grande cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis)". Conservation Genetics. 10 (5): 1209–1221. Bibcode:2009ConG...10.1209P. doi:10.1007/s10592-008-9652-8. ISSN 1566-0621.
  3. ^ "Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (Subspecies Oncorhynchus virginalis virginalis)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-07-16.