rainbow trout

fresh-water species of fish
Taxon taxon Q187986
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rainbow trout

Summary

rainbow trout is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,298 views/month, #694 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • rainbow trout's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • rainbow trout is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • rainbow trout belongs to the parent taxon Oncorhynchus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, rainbow trout is Oncorhynchus mykiss[6].
  • rainbow trout's Commons category is recorded as Oncorhynchus mykiss[7].
  • rainbow trout's color is recorded as rainbow colours[8].
  • rainbow trout's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oncorhynchus mykiss[9].
  • rainbow trout's Commons gallery is recorded as Oncorhynchus mykiss[10].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Trichoptera[11].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Tipulidae[12].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Diptera[13].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Formicidae[14].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as beetles[15].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as grasshopper[16].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Gryllidae[17].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as algae[18].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Palinuridae[19].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as shrimp[20].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Crustacea[21].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as fish[22].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Teuthida[23].
  • rainbow trout's main food source is recorded as Amphipoda[24].
  • rainbow trout's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[25].
  • rainbow trout's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • rainbow trout's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, rainbow trout is Oncorhynchus mykiss[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Oncorhynchus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麥奇鉤吻鮭'}[28], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麥奇大麻哈魚'}[29], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麥奇鉤吻鱒'}[30], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鱒魚'}[31], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虹鱒'}[32], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pstruh duhový'}[33].

Identifiers

rainbow trout's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47516[34]. rainbow trout's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8022[35]. rainbow trout's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 205250[36]. rainbow trout's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5204019[37]. rainbow trout's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161989[38].

Why It Matters

rainbow trout ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,298 views/month, #694 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麥奇鉤吻鮭'}, {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麥奇大麻哈魚'}, {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '麥奇鉤吻鱒'} +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: păstrăv curcubeu"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3Lr8y4
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  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0310663-pstruh-duhovy
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  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), New International Encyclopedia
    Partially coincident with → Steelhead trout
    Nztcs conservation status → introduced and naturalised
    Taxon range → People's Republic of China
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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