Brook (speckled) Trout
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Name and Code Family Salmonidae - trouts and salmons Species Salvelinus fontinalis Taxonomic Authority (Mitchill 1814) Common Name(s) Brook (speckled) Trout French Name omble de fontaine Species Code 080 Family TSN 161931 Parent TSN 161999 Species TSN 162003 Conservation Status Global Rank (GRank) G5 (2015-08-17) National Rank (NRank) N5B, N5N, N5M (2017-12-28) Provincial Rank (SRank) S5 (1997-10-02) COSEWIC Status none SARO Status none AFS Status none Status Notes none Ecological Value Ontario Origin native/introduced General Abundance common Tolerance intolerant Economic Importance sport fish Length-Weight Regression Coefficents Intercept (a) -5.4178 Slope (b) 3.1829 Length Basis TL				Habitat and Feeding General Habitat(s) lacustrine; riverine Environment benthopelagic Trophic Class invertivore/carnivore Thermal Regime coldwater Habitat Preference cold, clear, well-oxygenated streams, rivers, ponds and lakes with maximum water temperature less than 22°C Reproduction Reproductive Guild Nonguarders: Brood hiders: Lithophils Spawning Habitat(s) lacustrine; riverine Spawning Season fall Spawning Month(s) September-November Spawning Temperature (°C) 3.5-9 Fecundity 88-6,894 Nursery Habitat(s) lacustrine; riverine Size and Age Adult Length (cm) 12.7-50.8 TL Adult Weight (kg) 0.02-1.6 Age at Maturity (yrs) 2-3 Maximum Length (cm) 86 SL Maximum Weight (kg) 9.39 Lifespan (yrs) 4-8 Ontario Records Record Length (cm) 81.6 TL Record Weight (kg) 6.58				Ontario Range Map Ontario Distribution widespread throughout the province; introduced in northwestern Ontario Photographs Notes amphidromous populations occur in Hudson Bay; Great Lakes populations that spawn in tributaries are known as "coasters"; hybrids with Brown Trout called "tiger trout"; hybrids with Lake Trout called "splake"
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