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Endangered Species in Santa Cruz County - Fish
Steelhead Trout
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Status: T, CH
Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) belong to the family Salmonidae which includes all salmon, trout, and chars. Steelhead are similar to some Pacific salmon in their life cycle and ecological requirements. They are born in fresh water streams, where they spend their first 1-3 years of life. They then emigrate to the ocean where most of their growth occurs. After spending between one to four growing seasons in the ocean, steelhead return to their native fresh water stream to spawn. Unlike Pacific salmon, steelhead do not necessarily die after spawning and are able to spawn more than once.
To Learn More:
- Santa Cruz Public Libraries - Local Resources
Searches SCPL's online catalog for local documents and other information on this species. - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Species profile, current population details, links to recent Federal Register Documents.
Last updated by teeterj on Oct. 24, 2011
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E — Endangered
T — Threatened
CH — Critical Habitat
PE — Taxa proposed for listing as endangered
PT — Taxa proposed for listing as threatened
PCH — Critical habitat which has been proposed
C — Candidate species for which the Fish and Wildlife Service has on file sufficient information on the biological vulnerability and threats to support proposals to list as endangered or threatened
