Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, European Journal of Taxonomy 73, pp. 1-73 : 23

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2014.73
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:9A5F217D-8E7B-448A-9CAB-2CCC9CC6F857
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3868303
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F442953B-2E6B-EF74-FF54-FC93FBA77DD1
treatment provided by	Tatiana
scientific name	Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
status

Treatment

Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) View in CoL View at ENA

– Rainbow trout; Truta-arco-íris ①②③

O. mykiss is an alien and invasive species introduced in Portugal. This species is primarily a freshwater fish, although sea-run populations, often known as steelhead, exist in some areas. However, populations of O. mykiss are capable of migrating to and surviving in the sea ( Jonsson 2011).