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Athabasca rainbow trout

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The Athabasca rainbow trout used to be considered a "May be at risk" species in Alberta due to potential habitat loss and hybridization with introduced rainbow trout". As of August 2019 it is designated under the
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The Athabasca rainbow trout spawn in the springtime in streams with fine gravels that are free of silts in clays, and that also have moderate flow rates. They spawn later in the spring than other rainbow trout.
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In the winter they will use the largest and deepest pools in any occupied stream as an overwintering spot.
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The Athabasca rainbow trout is primarily found in the cold headwaters of the
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with non-native rainbow trout introduced as game fish, fishing pressures,
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They are not considered a distinct subspecies from other rainbow trout.
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Behnke, Robert J. (2002). "Redband Trout of the Columbia River Basin".
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The Athabasca rainbow trout was considered as a form of the
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Salmoniformes
Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus
Oncorhynchus mykiss
rainbow trout
Salmonidae
Columbia River redband trout
subspecies
Robert J. Behnke
Athabasca drainage
Alberta
Canada
Mackenzie River
Arctic Ocean
Species At Risk Act
invasive species
introgression
habitat loss
fragmentation
climate change
water pollution


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