Mexican golden trout
| Mexican golden trout | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
| Species: | O. chrysogaster |
| Binomial name | |
| Oncorhynchus chrysogaster (Needham & Gard, 1964) | |
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The Mexican golden trout (Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) is a species of fish in the family Salmonidae. The species is endemic to high-elevation headwaters of the Fuerte River, Sinaloa River, and Culiacán River drainages in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.