Distribution of Fishes in the Red River of the North Basin on Multivariate Environmental Gradients

Salmonidae

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill), the brook trout, is native to some cold water streams of eastern Minnesota and has been introduced in suitable streams elsewhere in the state (Eddy and Underhill 1974). Phillips et al. (1982) described the many undocumented introductions of brook trout into spring fed streams and spring holes by loggers and railroad workers. Many of these areas still support trout populations. It is probably not native to the Red River basin (J.C. Underhill, BMNH, pers. comm. 1995), but has been introduced to several tributaries, with site records from the Buffalo, Clearwater, and Roseau Rivers and the Wild Rice River in Minnesota (Figure A8). The species has also been stocked in reaches of the Otter Tail and Pelican Rivers.

Figure A8. Distribution of the brook trout in streams of the Red River of the North basin.

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