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  • Salvelinus fontinalis
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Scientific Name Salvelinus fontinalis    (Mitchill, 1814)
Common Names Brook Trout
Bach-Saibling (Germany)
Type Locality Connetquot River, Connetquot River State Park, Long Island, New York, U.S.A., 40°47.1714'N, 073°10.1134'W.
Synonym(s) Baione fontinalis, Salmo alleganiensis, Salmo canadensis, Salmo erythrogaster, Salmo fontinalis, Salmo hudsonicus, Salmo immaculatus, Salvelinus fontinalis timagamiensis, Salvelinus timagamiensis
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Size 860mm or 33.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution North America: most of eastern Canada from Newfoundland to western side of Hudson Bay; south in Atlantic, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins to Minnesota and northern Georgia in USA. South America: Argentina. Widely introduced in temperate regions of other continents. Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction.

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, pp 12.
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 13:06 (species record created: 2013 Sep 08 21:03)