Species Profile for  Silver Trout  (Salvelinus agassizi) A fish, Salmonidae. Silver trout.

Taxonomic Information

Ecology and Life History

Conservation Status

Distribution

Taxonomic Information	-back to top-
Unique Identifier:	ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.100799
Element Code	AFCHA05070
Informal Taxonomy	Animals, Vertebrates -  Fishes ,  Bony Fishes
Scientific Taxonomy	Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Animalia  Craniata  Actinopterygii  Salmoniformes  Salmonidae  Salvelinus
Scientific Name	Salvelinus agassizi - Garman, 1885 [1884]
Concept Reference	Miller, R. R., J. D. Williams, and J. E. Williams. 1989. Extinctions of North American fishes during the past century. Fisheries 14(6):22-38.
Concept Reference Code	A89MIL01NAUS
Name Used in Concept Reference	Salvelinus agassizi
Taxonomic Comments	Considered to be a subspecies of <i>Salvelinus fontinalis</i> by Nelson et al. (2004).
Link to Comprehensive Report	http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Salvelinus+agassizi

Ecology and Life History	-back to top-
Description
Size
Habitat	Small, clear, cold, deep lake fed by bottom springs in Connecticut River drainage (Lee et al. 1980).

Conservation Status	-back to top-
Global Status	Global Status Last Reviewed Last Changed Rounded Global Status GXQ  1996-09-12  1996-09-12  GX Presumed Extinct
Reasons	Known from Dublin Pond, New Hampshire; last known capture was in 1930 (six specimens); decline apparently was due to overfishing and competition with other fishes.
National Status(es)	Nation/Subnation Rank United States NX   New Hampshire SX
Other Statuses	Name Rank Comments IUCN Conservation Status EX - Extinct

Distribution	-back to top-
Endemism	endemic to a single state or province
Distribution by Nation/Subnations	National/Subnation   Extirpated Exotic Native United States   false false true   New Hampshire  (NH) true false true
Distribution by U.S. Counties
Distribution by U.S. Watersheds

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