The Classification and Scientific Names of Rainbow and Cutthroat Trouts
The Classification and Scientific Names of Rainbow and Cutthroat Trouts
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虹鳟鱼和割喉鳟鱼的分类和学名
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1989
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通讯作者:
Ralph F. Stearley
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Gerald R. Smith;Ralph F. Stearley
Abstract Two unambiguous discoveries involving rainbow trout require scientific name changes. First, the rainbow trout has been demonstrated to be the same species as the Kamchatka trout. Second, studies of osteology and biochemistry of trout and salmon show that rainbow and cutthroat trout, and their close relatives, the golden, Mexican golden, Gila, and Apache trouts, are more closely related to Pacific salmons (Oncorhynchus) than to brown trout and Atlantic salmon (Salmo). The different names required by these two discoveries will cause some confusion in communications in which the formal classification is used, so we present evidence to acquaint biologists and managers with the rationale for the changes. The species name of the rainbow trout becomes mykiss, an older Latinized indigenous name of the Kamchatka trout. The generic designation of rainbow and cutthroat trout poses a more subjective problem, involving four possibilities: Salmo, Oncorhynchus, Rhabdofario, and Parasalmo. The balance of evidenc...