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Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis
(tiger trout)
Fishes
Exotic Hybrid

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Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis

Common name: tiger trout

Injurious: This species is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as injurious wildlife.

Identification: Buss and Wright (1958); Brown (1966); Suzuki (1974); Becker (1983); International Game Fish Association (1994).

Size: Probably 70-103 cm.

Native Range: Mainly an artificial hybrid, but has been known to occur in nature (Brown 1966; Allan 1977; International Game Fish Association 1994). (Even where it occurs "naturally," it is the result of stocking a nonindigenous species, the brown trout).

Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
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Nonindigenous Occurrences:

Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis are found here.

StateFirst ObservedLast ObservedTotal HUCs with observations†HUCs with observations†
AR200520051Little Red
CA196620202California Region; Truckee
CO199320204Colorado Headwaters; South Platte; Upper Arkansas; Upper Arkansas-Lake Meredith
CT202020201Saugatuck
DE197219721Brandywine-Christina
ID201720204Middle Salmon-Panther; Pahsimeroi; Palisades; Teton
IL197719771Lake Michigan
MD202020201Gunpowder-Patapsco
MT195019903Lower Yellowstone-Sunday; Shields; Upper Clark Fork
NV199220224Long-Ruby Valleys; Meadow Valley Wash; Thousand-Virgin; Upper Humboldt
NH198019902Headwaters Connecticut River; Piscataqua-Salmon Falls
NY198819891Southern Long Island
OR201620161North Umpqua
PA19441944*
SD198919891Lower Belle Fourche
TN19931993*
UT199620248Blacks Fork; Duchesne; Price; Provo; San Rafael; Strawberry; Upper Bear; Upper Virgin
WV1986199510Cheat; Elk; Gauley; Greenbrier; Little Kanawha; Lower New; Middle New; Twelvepole; Tygart Valley; Upper Kanawha
WI197319838Castle Rock; Lake Michigan; Lower Chippewa; Manitowoc-Sheboygan; Menominee; Namekagon; Upper Fox; Wolf
WY197019703Lower Laramie; New Fork; Upper Wind

Table last updated 12/11/2024

† Populations may not be currently present.

* HUCs are not listed for states where the observation(s) cannot be approximated to a HUC (e.g. state centroids or Canadian provinces).


Means of Introduction: Some stocked intentionally as sport fish; others occur "naturally" as a result of brown trout stockings in native brook trout range (Holton 1990).

Status: Maintained by stocking. In Montana, some hybridization occurs "naturally" because both species are stocked in the same rivers (Holton 1990).

Impact of Introduction: The impacts of this species are currently unknown, as no studies have been done to determine how it has affected ecosystems in the invaded range. The absence of data does not equate to lack of effects. It does, however, mean that research is required to evaluate effects before conclusions can be made.

Remarks: This hybrid is the result of a cross between a female brown trout and a male brook trout. It is primarily a hatchery produced fish.  Mortality of eggs and alevin is high because of lack of relatedness between parent species. Survivors are not reproductively viable (International Game Fish Association 1994). This hybrid is more resistant to fungus mortality related to spawning stress than are the parental species (Becker 1983).

References: (click for full references)

Insider Viewpoint. 2001. Fishing Records – Nevada. Insider Viewpoint Magazine. 3 pp.

Rasmussen, J.L. 1998. Aquatic nuisance species of the Mississippi River basin. 60th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Aquatic Nuisance Species Symposium, Dec. 7, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.

Other Resources:
Fact Sheet for Salmo trutta - USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Fact Sheet for Salvelinus fontinalis - USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database


Author: Fuller, P.

Revision Date: 3/5/2012

Peer Review Date: 3/5/2012

Citation Information:
Fuller, P., 2024, Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=933, Revision Date: 3/5/2012, Peer Review Date: 3/5/2012, Access Date: 12/11/2024

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