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lake trout
Sign in to saveAlso known as Salvelinus namaycush, Oswego bass, namaycush, tuladi, ciscoette, ciscovet, siscowet, lunge
species of fish
Species
lake trout
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSalmoniformes
- FamilySalmonidae
Habitatfreshwater
Chile Central
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Encyclopedic overview
The lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in Northern North America. Other names for it include mackinaw, namaycush, lake char (or charr), touladi, togue, laker, and grey trout. In Lake Superior, it can also be variously known as siscowet, paperbelly and lean. The lake trout is prized both as a game fish and as a food fish. Those caught with dark coloration may be called mud hens.
Taxonomy and etymology
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