Rainbow trout facts for kids

Trout
A rainbow trout

A rainbow trout is a species (kind) of fish. It is farmed in some places. Like all trouts, it is related to Salmon. It can be found almost everywhere. The rainbow trout is one of many different kinds of trout. It is called a rainbow trout because its scales are colorful and shiny.

Wikispecies has information on: Oncorhynchus mykiss.
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Images for kids

  • Map of native range of anadromous form-steelhead

    Native range of steelhead, the anadromous form of O. mykiss

  • Photo of raceways as at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish hatchery

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish hatchery

  • Photo of cleaned and iced rainbow trout in fish market

    Rainbow trout, cleaned and iced, in a fish market in Western Australia

  • Map of U.S. range for rainbow trout

    U.S. range map for O. mykiss

  • Two pairs adult Steelhead trout and 2 redds March 2013 Stevens Creek

    Two pairs of steelhead spawning in the lower reaches of Stevens Creek in Mountain View, California in 2013

  • Map of U.S. distribution of New Zealand mud snail

    Distribution of New Zealand mud snail within the U.S. in 2009

  • Zymoetz (Copper) River Steelhead

    A large Steelhead caught on the Zymoetz (Copper) River in British Columbia

  • Photo of man inspecting steelhead broodstock in hatchery

    Steelhead hatchery broodstock inspection

  • Photo of fisherman holding a rainbow trout

    Rainbow trout are a popular game fish for fly fishers.

  • Photo of fried fish filet on a plate

    Rainbow trout and potatoes


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