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Shenandoah River Species

Salmonidae

 

Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis

Salvelinus = "char", fontinalis = "living in springs"

North & South Fork Shenandoah Rivers

 

Brown trout Salmo trutta

Salmo = "to leap", trutta = "trout"

North Fork & South Fork Shenandoah Rivers

 

Rainbow trout Oncoryhnchus mykiss

Oncoryhnchus = "hooked snout", mykiss = "

North Fork & South Fork Shenandoah Rivers

 

Pictures Courtesy of

Jenkins & Burkhead 1993