Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Westslope Cutthroat Trout being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oncorhynchus virginalis
- Oncorhynchus clarkii
- Oncorhynchus gilae
- Oncorhynchus aguabonita
- Oncorhynchus mykiss
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Salmoniformes
- Family
- Salmonidae
- Genus
- Oncorhynchus
- Species
- Oncorhynchus lewisi
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