Rainbow Trout (Triploid)
Freshwater
Irish Name:
Breac Bogha Báistí Tríphlaoid
Breac Bogha Báistí Tríphlaoid
Scientific Name:
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Description
Sterile rainbow trout stocked in fisheries. Cannot reproduce so grows larger. Common in put-and-take waters.
Identification
Same as rainbow trout. Often larger and deeper-bodied than diploid fish.
Species Information
- Category Game
- Habitat Freshwater
- Average Weight 2.00 kg
Specimen Threshold
Irish Specimen Fish Committee (ISFC) qualifying sizes:
Weight
6.804 kg
(15.00 lbs)