| Bonneville cutthroat trout | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | O. c. utah
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| Trinomial name | |
| Oncorhynchus clarkii utah (Suckley, 1874)
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The Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah) is a subspecies of cutthroat trout native to tributaries of the Great Salt Lake and Sevier Lake.[2] Most of the fish's current and historic range is in Utah, but they are also found in Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada. This is one of 14 or so recognized subspecies of cutthroat trout native to the western United States.
In 1997, the Bonneville cutthroat was designated the official state fish of Utah, replacing the rainbow trout.[3] It was important to the Native Americans and the Mormon pioneers as a source of food.
- ^ NatureServe (4 August 2023). "Oncorhynchus clarkii utah". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Jeffrey L. Kershner (1995). Young, Michael K. (ed.). Bonneville Cutthroat Trout, Chapter 4 in Inland Cutthroat Trout - General Technical Report RM-256. Fort Collins, Colorado: U. S. Department of Agriculture, U. S. Forest Service.
- ^ "Bonneville Cutthroat: The Sacred Red Fish".