Drug Research Information Bulletin - In the U.S. Aquaculture Drug-Approval World, Oncorhynchus mykiss by Any Other Name is Still Oncorhynchus mykiss

Drug Research Information Bulletin - In the U.S. Aquaculture Drug-Approval World, Oncorhynchus mykiss by Any Other Name is Still Oncorhynchus mykiss
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Oncorhynchus mykiss and its subspecies are native only to western North America (Behnke 1992). However, as a result of myriad introductions, O. mykiss now has a worldwide distribution and is, perhaps, the most well known trout in the world.

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