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Is it a trout or a salmon?

Trouts and Salmons

- No spots on tail (small dark speckles may be present)--sockeye salmon
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- Dark spots on tail
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All fish with 13 to 19 rays in angled anal fin: sockeye salmon, pink salmon, chinook salmon, coho salmon

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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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