Utah State Fish
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
The Bonneville Cutthroat Trout was adopted as the state fish after having the Rainbow Trout since 1971. The Bonneville Cutthroat is native to Utah and was important to the Indians and the Mormon pioneers as a source of food.
Cutthroat trout have a "cut," a patch of orange or red on the throat and they differ from the rainbow trout because they have basibranchial (hyoid) teeth in their throat between the gill arches. They typically have longer heads and jaws than the rainbow and often times can be distinguished from the rainbow by their larger spots.
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