A survey of the coast cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki clarki Richardson, in California
DeWitt JW. 1954. A survey of the coast cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki clarki Richardson, in California. Coast cutthroat trout in California. :329-335
Describes distribution, distinctive features, and life history of coast cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki clarki). Of note: in September 1951, a 779 foot section of Prairie Creek was cut of by diverting the flow into an artificial channel. The cut-off section was seined, treated with rotenone, and reseined. The fish population was collected and identified. The fish were (in order from most common to least common): sculpins, salmon, stickleback, and trout (scientific names reported in NPSpecies). No "cutthroat-of-the-year" were found in the cut-off section. Fish-of-the-year were found only in the very smallest tributary sreams, usually those with summer flows less then one cubic foot per second. There are indications that some coast cutthroat do not migrate to sea and constitute resident, breeding populations.
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- Journal Article
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- DeWitt, John
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- REDW
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- Characteristics, coast cutthroat trout, Distribution, Fish Studies, Life History, Presence (Biodiversity), Salmo clarki clarki, Survey, Taxa Links To References