Common names: Rainbow trout, Truite arc-en-ciel
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Introduced, well established and self-sustaining in streams all over the Aberdare Mountains, Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon (Ref. 52331), thus the upper reaches of the Athi-Galana-Sabaki drainage (Ref. 30558). It was first introduced into Kenya in 1910 from South Africa (Ref. 1739, 52331) and U.K. for angling and aquaculture (Ref. 52331). Also Ref. 7306.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ke.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.recoscix.org/openscrn.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Seegers, L., L. De Vos and D.O. Okeyo, 2003
National Database: