When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these ...

Its scientific name, salvelinus (meaning char) namaycush, is Native American and refers to it being a dweller of the deep, according to the Fish and Wildlife website.

When the General Assembly of Pennsylvania officially made the brook trout the state fish, March 9, 1970, there wasn’t really another candidate worthy of consideration. While it’s common these ...

The Arctic's iconic narwhal, renowned for its long, spiral tusk, is one of nature's most fascinating creatures. Yet, few have witnessed how these elusive animals use their tusks in the wild. O ...

Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play Whale tale: First evidence of 'unicorn of the sea' using their tusks in the wild Date: February 28, 2025 Source: Florida ...

Prized by anglers, it’s the Garden State’s only native trout species. Like the lake trout, it’s part of the genus Salvelinus, different from other trout species familiar to local anglers.

Age and size at maturity influence a survival cost of reproduction in brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, within three unexploited populations in southeastern Newfoundland, Canada. Post-reproductive, ...

Round gobies are a nonnative, invasive species. Here's what you need to know about them and why they're a danger to the pond ...

Dozens of once-pristine rivers and streams in Alaska’s Brooks Range are turning an alarming shade of orange. The discoloration, according to a new study published in the journal Communications ...

Optimization of an amplicon sequencing-based microsatellite panel and protocol for stock identification and kinship inference of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) ...

And yet, inexplicably, the ancient, original Great Lakes cousin of the char (Salvelinus namaycush) remains rather an afterthought in many of its North country haunts. When fishing for salmon or ...