Fish of Alberta

The St Mary River Sculpin isn't added because it hasn't been described. Banff Longnose Dace and Jewel Cichlid have also not been added because they are extinct/extirpated. The Athabasca Rainbow Trout has also not been added because it is a variant and not a subspecies. Smallmouth Bass have also ...more ↓

Lake Trout

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game ...more ↓

Brook Trout

The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere in North America and to other continents. In parts of its range, it is also known as the eastern brook trout, speckled trout, brook charr, ...more ↓

Dolly Varden Char

The Dolly Varden fish is not a trout, it is actually a char. It was once the name for three separate species of char, but now it is only the name for one.

Bull Trout

The bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) is a char of the family Salmonidae native to northwestern North America. Historically, S. confluentus has been known as the "Dolly Varden" (S. malma), but was reclassified as a separate species in 1980. Bull trout are listed as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (1998) and as vulnerable on the IUCN Red ...more ↓

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