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Oncorhynchus aguabonita

(Jordan, 1892)

Golden Trout

GNRUnranked Found in 33 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
PSESA Status
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1369306
Element CodeAFCHA02180
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumCraniata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
GenusOncorhynchus
USESAPS
Concept Reference
Campbell, M.A., E. Habibi, G. Auringer, M. Stephens, J. Rodzen. K.W. Conway and A.J. Finger. 2023. Molecular systematics of Redband Trout from genome-wide DNA sequencing substantiates the description of a new taxon (Salmonidae: Oncorhynchus mykiss calisulat) from the McCloud River. Zootaxa 5254(1): 1-29.
Taxonomic Comments
Oncorhynchus aguabonita is recognized as distinct from O. mykiss (Page and Burr 2011; Page et al. 2013; Penaluna et al. 2016; Page et al. 2023; Campbell et al. 2023). Three subspecies are recognized: aguabonita, whitei, and gilberti. Campbell et al. (2023) refer to these as the Golden Trout Complex. The three lineages originate from the same geographic area and are placed together based on population genetics, phylogenetic frameworks, and morphological data (Campbell et al. 2023).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IdahoSNANo
CaliforniaSNRYes
WyomingSNANo
Roadless Areas (33)
California (22)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
MonarchSierra National Forest697
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Myrtle LakeWenatchee National Forest11,133
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Wyoming (4)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
West Slope WindsBridger-Teton National Forest143,252
References (6)
  1. Campbell, M.A., E. Habibi, G. Auringer, M. Stephens, J. Rodzen. K.W. Conway and A.J. Finger. 2023. Molecular systematics of Redband Trout from genome-wide DNA sequencing substantiates the description of a new taxon (Salmonidae: <i>Oncorhynchus mykiss calisulat</i>) from the McCloud River. Zootaxa 5254(1): 1-29.
  2. Fricke, R., W. N. Eschmeyer, and R. van der Laan (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. Online. Available: http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. Accessed 2025.
  3. Page, L. M., and B. M. Burr. 2011. Peterson field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Second edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston. xix + 663 pp.
  4. Page, L. M., H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, R. L. Mayden, and J. S. Nelson. 2013. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Seventh edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 34, Bethesda, Maryland.
  5. Page, L. M., K. E. Bemis, T. E. Dowling, H.S. Espinosa-Pérez, L.T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, K. E. Hartel, R. N. Lea, N. E. Mandrak, M. A. Neigbors, J. J. Schmitter-Soto, and H. J. Walker, Jr. 2023. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Eighth edition. American Fisheries Society (AFS), Special Publication 37, Bethesda, Maryland, 439 pp.
  6. Penaluna, B.E., A. Abadía-Cardoso, J.B. Dunham, F.J. García-Dé León, R.E. Gresswell, A.R. Luna, E.B. Taylor, B.B. Shepard, R. Al-Chokhachy, C.C. Muhlfeld, K.R. Bestgen, K. Rogers, M.A. Escalante, E.R. Keeley, G.M. Temple, J.E. Williams, K.R. Matthews, R. Pierce, R.L. Mayden, R.P. Kovach, J.C. Garza, and K.D. Fausch. 2016. Conservation of native Pacific trout diversity in western North America. Fisheries, 41(6), 286–300. https://doi.org/10.1080/03632415.2016.1175888