Fish and Marine Life Illustrations: Siscowet, Lake Trout:
Siscowet, Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush siscowet), watercolor
About the illustration:
Commissioned by: Wisconsin Sea Grant, University of WisconsinMadison
See image at client's web site: Siscowet
This illustration produced with the help of several excellent photographs by Mary Burnham Curtis, USGS-BRD, Great Lakes Science Center.
About lake trout:
Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) are found primarily in lare, deep, cold lakes in northern North America. They are also referred to as the laker, lake char, salmon trout, or mackinaw. They spawn every other year. Lake trout eat the larvae of insects, crustaceans, molluscs, zooplankton, fish, and small birds and mammals.Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (having a spinal cord)
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata (vertebrates with jaws)
Superclass: Osteichthyes (bony fish, including ray-finned and lobe finned fish)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Salvelinus
Species: S. namaycushMore about lake trout:
Wikipedia: lake trout
Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Lake Trout
Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Lake Trout
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