Common name: Brook Trout

Scientific name: Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)

Class:

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)

Order:

Salmoniformes (Salmon and Trout)

Family:

Salmonidae (Salmon and Trouts)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Estuarine:

Bay/sound, River mouth/tidal river

Lacustrine:

Deep water, Shallow water

Marine:

Near shore

Riverine:

MEDIUM RIVER, CREEK, SPRING/SPRING BROOK, Riffle, Pool, High gradient, Moderate gradient, Low gradient, BIG RIVER

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S5

Secure in New York - Common in New York, widespread and abundant.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Game with open season

Defined as a Game species by New York State law, and there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

N: Do not track

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.103972/Salvelinus_fontinalis/