Forel pelangi

Forel pelangi
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Ikan trout pelangi dewasa
Status konservasi
Tampak aman (TNC)
Taksonomi
Kerajaan	Animalia
Filum	Chordata
Kelas	Actinopteri
Ordo	Salmoniformes
Famili	Salmonidae
Genus	Oncorhynchus
Spesies	Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792
Tata nama
Sinonim takson	nama saintifik sebelumnya Salmo mykiss Walbaum, 1792 Parasalmo mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) Salmo purpuratus Pallas, 1814 Salmo penshinensis Pallas, 1814 Parasalmo penshinensis (Pallas, 1814) Salmo gairdnerii Richardson, 1836 Fario gairdneri (Richardson, 1836) Oncorhynchus gairdnerii (Richardson, 1836) Salmo gairdnerii gairdnerii Richardson, 1836 Salmo rivularis Ayres, 1855 Salmo iridea Gibbons, 1855 Salmo gairdnerii irideus Gibbons, 1855 Salmo irideus Gibbons, 1855 Trutta iridea (Gibbons, 1855) Salmo truncatus Suckley, 1859 Salmo masoni Suckley, 1860 Oncorhynchus kamloops Jordan, 1892 Salmo kamloops (Jordan, 1892) Salmo rivularis kamloops (Jordan, 1892) Salmo gairdneri shasta Jordan, 1894 Salmo gilberti Jordan, 1894 Salmo nelsoni Evermann, 1908

Forel pelangi (Oncorhynchus mykiss) adalah salah satu jenis ikan forel dan spesies salmonid yang berasal dari anak sungai bertemperatur dingin di Samudra Pasifik Asia dan Amerika Utara. Forel pelangi dewasa di aliran sungai tawar dapat memiliki berat antara 1 dan 5 pon (0,5 dan 2,3 kg), sementara trout pelangi yang hidup di danau dan anadromus bisa mencapai berat 20 pon (9 kg).

Bacaan lanjutan

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Pranala luar

• Media tentang Oncorhynchus mykiss di Wikimedia Commons
• Informasi terkait dengan Oncorhynchus mykiss dari Wikispecies.
• Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Oncorhynchus mykiss" di situs FishBase. Versi February 2006.
• "Oncorhynchus mykiss". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.