8.1. Introduction

Unit 8 - Breeding of trouts

8.1. Introduction

  • Trouts belong to the family Salmonidae and Order Salmoniformes
  • Among trouts, the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, is the most important species.
  • Other species of trouts are : brown trout (Salmo trutta fario), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), etc.
    Trouts native to India are : snow trouts (Schizothorax spp.)

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Snow trout

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