Oncorhynchus mykiss ';
General information
 
Oncorhynchus mykiss Jordan (1892)
 
 
Common nameRainbow trout
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Not Reported
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae.
Geographical distribution
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; Israel; Iraq; Iran; Jordan; Syria; Lebanon; Nepal; Afghanistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Uzbekistan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Algeria; Kenya; Morocco; Cameroon; Mozambique; Sudan; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Bulgaria; Ukraine; Romania; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Canada; Alaska; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Hawaii; Panama; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic; Honduras; Albania; Austria; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Switzerland; Ethiopia; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Reunion; Swaziland; Tunisia; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Occurrence Introduced: India, China, Japan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel, Iran, Jordan, Nepal, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Madagascar, Algeria, Kenya, Morocco, Cameroon, Mozambique, Sudan, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Hawaii, Panama, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Albania, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Reunion, Swaziland, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Not established: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Iceland, Netherlands, Uruguay, Mauritius, Tunisia, Zambia
Native: Russia, USA, Mexico, Canada, Alaska
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Czechoslovakia
Source of chromosomes
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Number of specimens with sex
30 (all juvenile)
Diploid chromosome number
58
Karyotype formula
23m/sm+1st+5a
Fundamental arm number
104
Chromosome length
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Sex chromosome
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Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
Martin Flajshans, Petr Rab (1990). Chromosome study of Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops. Aquaculture, 89: 1-8.