Description
English: Oncorhynchus gilae gilae (Gila trout)
Date 18 November 2016, 13:33:02
Source This image originates from the National Digital Library of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service at http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/natdiglib/id/23894/rec/1
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The Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) is a species of salmonid, related to the rainbow, native to the Southwest United States. Prior to 2006 the Gila trout was federally listed as endangered. In July 2006, after much work by the Game and Fish departments in New Mexico and Arizona, the US Forest Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Gila trout was down-listed to threatened. Gila trout are closely related to Apache trout. However, Apache trout can have a spot behind and in front of the pupil (eye) and big noticeable spots on the body whereas Gila trout are characterized by numerous small dark spots on the upper half of the body. Order: Salmoniformes, Family: Salmonidae, Species: Oncorhynchus gilae (R. R. Miller, 1950)