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Trouts and Salmons

 

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Is it a trout or a salmon?

 

button.gif (779 bytes) Dark spots on head and body with light background

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button.gif (779 bytes) Light spots (cream, pink, or red) on a dark background

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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