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Trouts and Salmons

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All fish with 7 to 12 rays in vertical anal fin: rainbow trout, atlantic salmon, brown trout, lake trout, brook trout

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Sources: "Fishes of Isle Royale," by K.F. Lagler and C. R. Goldman, Isle Royale Natural History Association, 1982.
Fishes of Wisconsin, by George C. Becker, University of Wisconsin Press, 1983.
Freshwater Fishes of Canada, by W.B. Scott and E.J. Crossman, Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1973.

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