Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum 1792)
- Dataset
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- order
- Salmoniformes
- family
- Salmonidae
- genus
- Oncorhynchus
- species
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
biology_ecology
Economic importance. Commercially important. Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture.
conservation
Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).
discussion
Remarks. This species is a mostly cultured, cold-water fish. This species can be found around fish farming facilities and are established in suitable habitats due to specimens escaping from fish farms.
distribution
Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: It was introduced in the 1930 ’ s and aquaculture farms were established in the late 1940 ’ s in northern Israel. — Distribution in River Basin: 3 - Kinneret Basin. — General distribution: North Pacific and adjacent basins; widely introduced elsewhere. — Distribution in Ecoregion: 438 - Jordan River. — Habitat: This species usually occurs in cold streams, rivers, and lakes, but is also found in various habitats. Freshwater, brackish, marine.
materials_examined
Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Hornell (1935); confirmed by Goren & Ortal (1999), (Golani & Mires 2000). — Israel materials: HUJ.
Name
- Synonyms
- Salmo mykiss Walbaum 1792
- Homonyms
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum 1792)