![]() ![]() The Lahontan Cutthroat Trout are an ancient lineage of Cutthroat Trout, which are derived from the oldest known member of the Cutthroat lineage, Onchorhynchus belli, whose fossils were found in the Lahontan Basin and date back to 10 million years ago (Smith and Stearley 2018). In addition to Lahontan Cutthroat there five other subspecies associated with this species, the Humboldt Cutthroat, Quinn River Cutthroat, Paiute Cutthroat, Willow-Whitehorse Cutthroat and Alvord Cutthroat (presumed to be extinct). Lahontan Cutthroat is one of the four species of Cutthroat Trout and are native to the Lahontan Basin of Nevada and California (Trotter et al. ![]() A Lahontan Cutthroat from the headwaters of a stream in Sierras of California. ![]()
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