Rainbow trout are a species of salmonid fish that live in shallow streams, rivers, lakes, and coastal waters around the world. They eat a variety of foods like insects, fish eggs, and small fish. Rainbow trout spawn in the spring and females can lay between 2,000-3,000 eggs at a time. In the wild, they are preyed upon by other fish, bears, otters, raccoons, seals, and killer whales. In Georgia, laws are in place to protect the rainbow trout population.

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2. RAINBOW TROUT
• RAINBOW TROUT OR ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS IS A SPECIES OF SALMONID
BELONGING TO THE ACTINOPTERYGII CLASS. THIS MEANS IT IS A BONY FISH.

3. RAINBOW TROUT
• RAINBOW TROUT ARE PREDATORS THAT WILL EAT ALMOST ANYTHING. THEY
LOVE INSECTS, FISH EGGS AND SMALL FISH. THE FRESHWATER SPECIES LIVE
IN SHALLOW STREAMS AND RIVERS AND SOMETIMES COOL LAKES. THEY ARE
FOUND IN COASTAL WATERS ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IN FRESHWATER
STREAMS. THEY ARE ALSO RAISED IN FARMS AROUND THE WORLD.

4. RAINBOW TROUT
• RAINBOW TROUT ARE BORN IN THE SPRING AND THE OLDEST LIVED TO BE
ELEVEN YEARS OLD. FEMALES PRODUCE 2000 TO 3000 EGGS AT A TIME. THE
TROUT ARE HUNTED BY LARGER FISH, BEARS, OTTERS, RACCOONS AND
HUMANS. THE OCEAN TROUT ARE EATEN BY SEALS, SEA LIONS AND KILLER
WHALES. IN GEORGIA THEY ARE NOT ENDANGERED BUT THERE ARE LAWS TO
PROTECT THEM.

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