12-10-2008, 05:00 PM
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I suppose that the most reliable way to tell is if it looks kind of like a rainbow, but has a cutthroat slash.
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That's actually a very poor way to identify a rainbow vs. cutthroat. Many pure strain rainbow trout have the slashes on their throats.
Spotting patterns, fin coloration, hyoidal or basibranchial teeth, etc are characteristics that should be looked at when trying to identify a rainbow vs. a cutt.
Your fish in the picture is a nice fish. It's a rainbow, not a hybrid.
Spots on the head, between the eyes. (cutts rarely have spots between the eyes)
Pink fins with white stripe (cutts dont' have pink fins with white stripes)
again, nice fish. But it's not a hybrid. It's just a nice rainbow trout.
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I suppose that the most reliable way to tell is if it looks kind of like a rainbow, but has a cutthroat slash.
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That's actually a very poor way to identify a rainbow vs. cutthroat. Many pure strain rainbow trout have the slashes on their throats.
Spotting patterns, fin coloration, hyoidal or basibranchial teeth, etc are characteristics that should be looked at when trying to identify a rainbow vs. a cutt.
Your fish in the picture is a nice fish. It's a rainbow, not a hybrid.
Spots on the head, between the eyes. (cutts rarely have spots between the eyes)
Pink fins with white stripe (cutts dont' have pink fins with white stripes)
again, nice fish. But it's not a hybrid. It's just a nice rainbow trout.
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