English

English Bahasa Indonesia Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands Polski Português Svenska Tiếng Việt Türkçe Русский العربية فارسی ไทย 한국어 中文日本語

File:Close_up_of_rainbow_trout_fish_underwater_oncorhynchus_mykiss.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ187986· pop 72· linked from 2,724 articles

rainbow trout

Also known as lake trout, rainbow, silver trout, steelhead, brook trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Golden rainbow trout

fresh-water species of fish

AI overview

Rainbow trout are freshwater fish found in streams and rivers, known for their colorful appearance with a distinctive reddish stripe along their sides. They matter because they are important both as a food source for people who fish and as an indicator of healthy freshwater ecosystems.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Species

rainbow trout

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

via

Research

14,619 papers

Immunological characterization of the rainbow trout bursa.Fish & shellfish immunology · 2025Abós B, Morel E, Ama LF et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2025.110345
Transcriptomic response of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) skeletal muscle to Flavobacterium psychrophilum.Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part D, Genomics & proteomics · 2019Rivas-Aravena A, Fuentes-Valenzuela M, Escobar-Aguirre S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2019.100596
Expression and characterization of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss recombinant myoglobin.Fish physiology and biochemistry · 2021Hasan MM, Ushio H, Ochiai YDOI: 10.1007/s10695-021-00991-0
LncRNA transcriptome analysis of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) skin infected with IHNV reveals that lncRNA SARL/miR-205-z/SOCS3 axis negatively regulates antiviral immunity mechanisms.Virulence · 2025Zhao L, Huang J, Li Y et al.DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2025.2486990
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) adenocarcinoma investigation with various diagnostic imaging techniques.Journal of fish diseases · 2024Hoitsy M, Hoitsy G, Gál J et al.DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13951
Characterization of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) mucosal glycosphingolipid repertoire and Aeromonas salmonicida binding to neutral glycosphingolipids.Glycobiology · 2024Benktander J, Sundh H, Sundell K et al.DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwae055
Functional identification of ergothioneine transporter in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology · 2021Kitsanayanyong L, Pahila J, Ishikawa Y et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2021.110631
Gene ssa-miR-301a-3p improves rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) resistance to heat stress by targeting hsp90b2.PeerJ · 2022Liu Z, Ma F, Kang Y et al.DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13476

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Image: Female Rainbow Trout in hand.JPG

Show 5 more facts

Commons category: Oncorhynchus mykiss
taxon name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Commons gallery: Oncorhynchus mykiss
taxon common name: šarenka
short name: O. mykiss

Sources (8)

via Wikidata · CC0

~36 min read

Article

The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in North America and Asia. The steelhead (sometimes called steelhead trout) is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout (O. m. irideus) or Columbia River redband trout (O. m. gairdneri) that usually returns to freshwater to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean.

Adult freshwater stream rainbow trout average between 0.5 and 2.5 kilograms (1 and 5 lb), while lake-dwelling and anadromous forms may reach 9 kg (20 lb). Coloration varies widely based on subspecies, forms, and habitat. Adult fish are distinguished by a broad reddish stripe along the lateral line, from gills to the tail, which is most vivid in breeding males.