Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)Non-native    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Salmoniformes   >   Family Salmonidae   >   Genus Oncorhynchus   

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This western North American is widely transplanted for sport fishing throughout the state.

There are 113 records in the project database.

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A Rainbow Trout in Baltimore Co., Maryland (1/1/2011). Photo by Jon Corcoran. (MBP list)

Rainbow Trout in Howard Co., Maryland (7/13/2021). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Rainbow Trout in Howard Co., Maryland (3/15/2019). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Rainbow Trout in Howard Co., Maryland (12/23/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Rainbow Trout in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/20/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Rainbow Trout in Prince George's Co., Maryland (11/21/2020). (c) Robert Ferraro, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by ptbrnchbob via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A string of stocked Rainbow Trout caught in Howard Co., Maryland (3/20/2017). Photo by Mary Lou Clark. (MBP list)

An x-ray of a Rainbow Trout. Photographed by Sandra J. Raredon, Division of Fishes, NMNH. Photo by Smithsonian NMNH. (MBP list)

A Rainbow Trout caught in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2019). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Rainbow Trout in Howard Co., Maryland (12/23/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

'Golden Trout' form of Rainbow Trout in Baltimore Co., Maryland (2/26/2023). (c) henry dennison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by henry_dennison via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Rainbow Trout in Washington Co., Maryland (2/11/2024). (c) hilker24, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by hilker24 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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