Species Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
Rainbow Trout, Bow, Rainbow, Steelhead Trout
- Salmo mykiss Walbaum, J.J. 1792. Petri Artedi renovati. Part 3. Petri Artedi sueci genera Piscium in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae. Grypeswaldiae 723 pp. 3 pls. [59].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Kamchatka, Russia. - Salmo gairdnerii Richardson, J. 1836. Part 3. The fish. pp. 1–327 pls 74–96 in, Fauna Boreali Americana, or the zoology of the northern parts of British America. London and Norwich. [not seen] [221].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, Columbia River, USA. - Salmo irideus Gibbons, W.P. 1855. Description of a new trout. The Pacific [Newsletter] 4(17): 2 [2] [originall as iridea = New Latin rainbow-like and genus is masculine; generally treated as a valid subspecies; name and descriptions also appeared subsequently in 1855, Proceeding of the California Academy of Sciences 1855 [36]].
Type data:
Syntype(s) USNM 594 (possible syntypes), San Leandro Creek, Alameda County, California, U.S.A.; USNM 228165 (possible syntypes), San Leandro Creek, Alameda County, California, U.S.A.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith, G.R. & Stearley, R.F. 1989. The classification and scientific names of rainbow and cutthroat trouts. Fisheries (Bethesda) 4(1): 4-10
Generic Combinations
- Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792). —
Stearley, R.F. & Smith, G.R. 1993. Phylogeny of the Pacific trouts and salmons (Oncorhynchus) and genera of the family Salmonidae. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 122(1): 1-33 [21]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cooler fresh waters west of the Great Dividing Range from Browns Creek, near Killarney, south-eastern QLD (28°20'S, 152°16'E), to Browns Creek, Otway Ranges, VIC (38°46'S, 143°24'E), to the Adelaide Hills, SA, and south-western WA; temperate.
Introduced from Pacific coast of North America.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), New England Tablelands (NET), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [26] (as Salmo gairdnerii)
Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [154] (as Salmo gairdneri)
Gomon, M.F. 1994. Families Halosauridae, Notacanthidae, Clupeidae, Engraulidae, Gonorynchidae, Plotosidae, Salmonidae. pp. 215-231 figs 192-206 in Gomon, M.F., Glover, C.J.M. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). The Fishes of Australia's South Coast. Adelaide : State Printer 992 pp. 810 figs. [230]
Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp. [790] (as Salmo gairdneri)
MacCrimmon, H.R. 1971. World distribution of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 28(5): 663-704 figs 1-7 (world introductions, as Salmo gairdnerii)
McCulloch, A.R. 1929. A check-list of the fishes recorded from Australia. Part I. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 5: 1–144 [45] (as Salmo irideus)
McDowall, R.M. (ed.) 1996. Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [87]
Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [324] (as Salmo gairdnerii)
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Salmonidae. pp. 413-415 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [414]
Raadik, T.A. 2008. Family Salmonidae. pp. 211-213 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [212]
Whitley, G.P. 1964. A survey of Australian Ichthyology. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 89(1): 11-127 [35] (225, as Salmo gairdnerii)
Common Name References
Allen, G.R. 1982. Inland Fishes of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 86 pp. 6 figs 20 pls. [26] (Rainbow Trout)
Cadwallader, P.L. & Backhouse, G.N. 1983. A Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Victoria. Melbourne : F.D. Atkinson Government Printer 249 pp. figs. [154] (Steelhead Trout)
Haling, G., Kennedy, T., Last, P. & Palmer, R. 1988. Recommended Marketing Names for Fish. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service 238 pp. [178] (Australian Marketing Name) (Rainbow Trout)
Prokop, F. 2002. Australian Fish Guide. Croydon South, Victoria : Australian Fishing Network 256 pp. [30] (Bow, Rainbow)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Rainbow Trout)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Jun-2016 | PROTACANTHOPTERYGII | 28-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Doug Hoese Dr Matthew Lockett |
| 06-Jun-2016 | SALMONIFORMES | 13-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |