Family Salmonidae (Trout)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: Salmoniformes Phenology

Salmonidae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Oncorhynchus mykissRainbow trout HerePhenology
Salmo truttaBrown trout HerePhenology
Salvelinus fontinalisBrook trout HerePhenology

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Note: Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
The park has 2,900 miles of streams, of which an estimated 20% are large enough to support trout populations. Rainbow trout occupy 15.2% of these streams followed by brook trout which are found in 8.6% of the streams and brown trout which are found in 4.6% of the streams.


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