WATERY WEDNESDAY # 49

WATERY WENESDAY # 49

We’re going to the Northwest U.S. today to meet a freshwater and ocean going fish! That’s right folks; there are fish who spend part of their lives in both habitats! You ready?

MEET THE RAINBOW TROUT!

   Range/Habitat: Northern Pacific/ North America

   Diet: Carnivore: insects, fish, snails

   Length/Weight: up to 4 ft/ up to 53 lbs

  Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

• Rainbow trout are members of the salmon family.
• Some rainbow trout are called steelheads.
• Steelhead rainbow trout live their adult lives in the ocean, but spawn in freshwater habitats.
• Some rainbow trout spend their whole lives in freshwater habitats.
• Rainbow trout are blue green with yellow and a pink streak down their side.

Rainbow trout are really colorful fish! They have been introduced around the U.S. and now are a popular sporting fish.