CHAPTER II 



THE SALMON-TROUTS THE CUT-THROAT SERIES 

 POPULAR AND TECHNICAL NAMES SOMKA OR 

 MYKISS TROUT OF KAMCHATKA COLUMBIA RIVER 

 TROUT ROCKY MOUNTAIN OR CUT-THROAT 

 TROUT YELLOWSTONE RIVER TROUT TROUT 

 OF IDAHO AND WASHINGTON RIO GRANDE 

 TROUT 



EXCLUDING the German or brown trout, the sea- 

 trout of Europe and the Loch Leven form from 

 Scotland, all of which except the sea-trout have 

 been very generally introduced into American 

 waters, our indigenous salmon-trouts are named 

 and classed as follows : 



The Cut-throat or Columbia River trout, 



Salmo clarkii (Richards). 



The Yellowstone trout, Salmo clarkii lewisi (Girard). 

 The varietal form from Idaho and Washington (no popular 



name), Salmo clarkii gibbsii (Buckley). 

 The Lake Tahoe, Truckee, or " pogy " trout, 



Salmo clarkii henshawi (Gill & Jordan). 

 The Silver trout of Lake Tahoe, Salmo clarkii tahoensis. 

 The trout of Utah Lake, Salmo clarkii virginalis (Girard). 

 The Rio Grande trout, Salmo clarkii spilurus (Cope). 



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