![]() ![]() In streams where both brook trout and brown trout co-exist, wild tiger trout are known to occur. I do not think I am alone in thinking, that with their plentiful stripes tiger trout are among the most attractive Salmoidaes. Tiger trout for the most part are infertile (1 out of 75 four year old males in a study had viable sperm (1)).īecause for all practical purposes tiger trout are infertile it results in an improved growth rate and also prevents them from becoming an invasive species. They are also quite aggressive making them easier to catch. Tiger trout are popular for stocking because they grow fast and are generally healthy. Tiger trouts occur when a male brook trout fertilizes the eggs of a female brown trout. The tiger trout is probably the best known Salmonidae hybrid and are quite commonly stocked. Tiger Trout | photograph by Matthew Tyree Trout are naturally very diverse, did you know there could be over 100 species of trout? So in this article, I want to share some of the more interesting hybrids which occur between Trout, Char, and Salmon.įeel free to share any first-hand experiences with these or other hybrids in the comments below. So despite the name trout or salmon, they are in no way Salmonidae. I said all true because the terms trout and salmon are thrown around quite frequently in common speech for example the Spotted Seatrout found in the Southern US, The Marble trout found in the seas around New Zealand (not to be confused with the marble trout in Europe, which is indeed a Salmonidae) and the Australian Salmon all belong to completely different classifications of fish. It turns out, there are a lot of different trout hybrids out there.įor those who do not know, Salmonidae is the scientific family to which all ‘true’ salmon, trout, and char belong. While researching for an article on the differences between Trout and Salmon, I got side tracked by hybridization between the different groups of Salmonidae. ![]()
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