Brook trout
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The brook trout is a small, colorful freshwater fish native to eastern North America, prized by anglers and often found in cold, clear streams and lakes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brook trout canonical | 3 |
| Cottus | 1 |
| Salvelinus | 1 |
| Salvelinus fontinalis | 1 |
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish species
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ salmonid ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
dark green to brown back
ⓘ
light-colored vermiculation on back and dorsal fin ⓘ red spots with blue halos on sides ⓘ white leading edges on lower fins ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName |
brook char
ⓘ
brook trout ⓘ speckled trout ⓘ squaretail ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic insects
ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ terrestrial insects ⓘ |
| family | Salmonidae ⓘ |
| gameFishStatus | popular sport fish ⓘ |
| genus |
Brook trout
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Salvelinus
|
| habitat |
cold freshwater lakes
ⓘ
cold freshwater rivers ⓘ cold freshwater streams ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Europe
ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ South America ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| isProvincialFishOf |
Newfoundland and Labrador
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| isStateFishOf |
Michigan
ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ New York ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | about 3–4 years in the wild ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 65 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | about 4.4 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lakes basin
eastern North America ⓘ |
| order | Salmoniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | egg-laying ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Brook trout
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Salvelinus fontinalis
|
| spawningHabitat | gravel-bottom streams ⓘ |
| spawningSeason | fall ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threats |
competition with non-native trout species
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ water warming due to climate change ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 20–30 cm ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
angling
ⓘ
culinary use ⓘ |
| waterClarityPreference | clear water ⓘ |
| waterPreference |
cold water
ⓘ
well-oxygenated water ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cottus
this entity surface form:
Salvelinus fontinalis
this entity surface form:
Salvelinus