Mexican golden trout

The Mexican golden trout lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Mexican Golden trout (Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) – This is the only native Mexican trout with a formal scientific name. The complex is poorly known, and the species description is based on a handful of collections. More

The Mexican golden trout (Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) is a species of fish in the Salmonidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Source - * Contreras-Balderas, S. & Almada-Villela, P. 1996. Oncorhynchus chrysogaster. More

The Mexican Golden Trout has the widest geographical range of any native Mexican trout. The species is found in three large Pacific watersheds of Chihuahua and Durango: the Rio Fuerte, Rio Sinaloa, and the Rio Culiacan. Most of the O. More

The Mexican Golden Trout is similar to it's northern brethren but with less red and orange in it's belly. The belly of the Mexican Trout can be described as yellowish or golden orange. More

Mexican Golden Trout, rainbow, redband, and golden trout, cutthroat trout, and Atlantic salmon. “A remarkable achievement… acclaimed as a standard reference. More

Common names

Mexican golden trout in English
Mexikansk guldöring in Swedish (Svenska)
Mexikansk ørred in Danish (dansk)
‎Oncorhynchus chrysogaster in Portuguese (Português)
Salmon in English
trucha dorada mexicana in Spanish (español)
金腹大麻哈魚 in Mandarin Chinese
金腹大麻哈鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Salmoniformes
Family : Salmonidae
Genus : Oncorhynchus
Species : Oncorhynchus chrysogaster
Authority : Needham and Gard, 1964