Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Actinopterygii
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 5-7 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Crepuscular
- Social
- School
- Biome
- Freshwater stream
- Range
- Eastern North America
- Movement
- Swimming
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The brook trout is a brilliantly colored freshwater char native to eastern North America, recognized by its olive-green back patterned with worm-like vermiculations and vivid red spots ringed in blue along its sides. Despite being called a trout, it belongs to the char genus Salvelinus and is so sensitive to water temperature and pollution that its presence signals a cold, clean stream.
Life cycle
- 1.hatchling fryA tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
- 2.juvenileA juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
- 3.adultFully grown at adult size and coloration.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Salmoniformes
- Family
- Salmonidae
- Genus
- Salvelinus
- Species
- Salvelinus fontinalis