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Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi  (Girard, 1856)

Common Name: west slope cutthroat trout

Taxonomy: available through ITIS logo

Nonindigenous Occurrences: The west slope cutthroat trout has been collected in Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County, Washington (Tilmant 1999).  This species was also stocked in Van Lake, Montana in the 1920's (Marotz 2004).

Means of Introduction: Stocked for sport

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References

Marotz, B. 2004. Tough Love, why it makes sense to kill some fish in order to save others. Montana Outdoors. March/April 2004.

Tilmant, J.T. 1999. Management of nonindigenous aquatic fish in the U.S. National Park System. National Park Service. 50 pp.

Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet

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Revision Date: 8/10/2004

Citation for this information:
United States Geological Survey. 2009. Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=895> Revision Date: 8/10/2004





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