Whitehorse Basin cutthroat trout explained

The Willow-Whitehorse Basin cutthroat trout refers to a population segment of the cutthroat trout complex (Oncorhynchus clarkii) from the streams of the Whitehorse Basin (or the Coyote Basin^[1]), southeastern Oregon. It is alternatively considered as a part of the Lahontan cutthroat trout subspecies (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi),^{[2] [3]} or of the Humboldt cutthroat trout (O. c. humboldtensis) whose main range is in Nevada.^[4] These fish have adapted to live under extreme conditions, and can withstand water temperatures as high as 85 °F for short periods of time.^[5]

Further reading

• Book: Trotter, Patrick C. . Cutthroat: Native Trout of the West . University of California Press . Berkeley, CA . 2008 . 2nd . 978-0-520-25458-9 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Oregon Native Fish Status Report – Volume II. 1 May 2016.
2. Book: Oregon Wilderness: Environmental Impact Statement . 4 . U.S. Department of the Interior . Bureau of Land Management .
3. http://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/LahontanCutthroatTrout/ Species Fact Sheet: Lahontan cutthroat trout
4. The Case for Humboldtensis: A Subspecies Name for the Indigenous Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) of the Humboldt River, Upper Quinn River, and Coyote Basin Drainages, Nevada and Oregon. 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[58:TCFHAS]2.0.CO;2. 1527-0904. 2008. 68. 58. Trotter. Patrick C.. Behnke. Robert J.. Western North American Naturalist.
5. Peacock . Mary M. . Robinson . Morgan L. . Walters . Timothy . Mathewson . Heather A. . Perkins . Ray . March 2010 . The Evolutionarily Significant Unit Concept and the Role of Translocated Populations in Preserving the Genetic Legacy of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout . Transactions of the American Fisheries Society . en . 139 . 2 . 382–395 . 10.1577/T09-039.1 . 2010TrAFS.139..382P . 0002-8487.