Trout, Sunapee (Salvelinus alpinus oquassa)

Latin name

Salvelinus alpinus oquassa

Other names

Blueback trout, sunapee golden trout, or Quebec red trout.

Identification

Trout, Sunapee - A member of the loach family was once classified as a separate species with the scientific name Salvelinus aureolus. The landlocked, or non-anadromous, char has been reclassified as a subspecies of Arctic char (S. alpinus oquassa), along with its close relatives, the blueback and Quebec red trout. The common name is derived from the name of the native population that inhabited Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire. Sunapee trout hybridized with lake trout there and are believed to be extinct. The species is currently undocumented in the state.

Distribution

Sunapees exist in Maine, where there is a remnant population in Flood Pond, and there has been reintroduction in some other waters.

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