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Salmonid Name cards
Chase's Finshes
| Common Name | Genus/species | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Whitefish | Prosopium williamsoni | Tiny mouth |
| Bonneville Cisco | Prosopium gemmifer | Superior snout |
| Bear Lake Whitefish | Prosopium abyssicola | Short maxillary |
| Bonneville Whitefish | Prosopium spilonotus | Long maxillary |
| Sockeye Salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | No spots |
| Chinook Salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Spots on back and caudal |
| Coho Salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Curved anal fin |
| Pink Salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | oblong spots |
| Chum Salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | White tipped fins |
| Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout | Oncorhynchus virginalis bouvieri | Posterior spots |
| Rainbow Trout/Steelhead | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Tons of spots |
| Brown Trout | Salmo trutta | Light rings around spots |
| Brook Trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Dark fish, red spots |
| Bull Trout | Salvelinus confluentus | No vermiculations |
| Lake Trout | Salvelinus namaycush | Deeply forked caudal fin |
| Arctic Grayling | Thymallus arcticus | Huge dorsal fin |