The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis (sometimes called the eastern brook trout), is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior is known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters. Though commonly called a trout, the brook trout is actually a char, along with lake trout, bull trout, Dolly Varden and the Arctic char. The brook trout is the state fish for eight states: Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia
The specific epithet "fontinalis" comes from the Latin for "of or from a spring or fountain".
Read more about Brook Trout: Habitats and Range, Description, Environmental Requirements, Angling and Commercial Use, Hybrids, Human-caused Habitat Destruction, Records
Famous quotes containing the words brook and/or trout:
“The brook was thrown
Deep in a sewer dungeon under stone
In fetid darkness still to live and run....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“All those girls
who wore the red shoes,
each boarded a train that would not stop.
Stations flew by like suitors and would not stop.
They all danced like trout on the hook.
They were played with.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)