I-trout yintlanzi esondelelene nesalmon. I-trout ihlala kweyona mithombo yamanzi ahlukeneyo emhlabeni. EYurophu, kukho i-trout ye-Atlantic kuphela kwindalo. Bohlulahlulwe baba ziintlobo ezintathu: intlanzi yaselwandle, i-trout ye-lake, kunye ne-brown trout.
Intlanzi yaselwandle inokuba ngaphezu kwemitha ubude kwaye inobunzima obufikelela kwiikhilogram ezingama-20. Umqolo wabo ungwevu-luhlaza, amacala angwevu-silver, kwaye isisu simhlophe. Zifudukela emilanjeni ukuze zizalele amaqanda zize zibuyele elwandle. Kwimilambo emininzi, nangona kunjalo, ayisekho kuba ayinakudlula kumaziko ombane amaninzi emilanjeni.
Itrout emdaka kunye ne-lake trout zihlala zihlala emanzini acocekileyo. Umbala wetrout emdaka uyahluka. Iyaziqhelanisa nezantsi emanzini. Inokubonwa ngombala wayo omnyama, omdaka, kunye namachaphaza abomvu, anokuthi ajikelezwe ngombala okhanyayo. I-lake trout inombala wesilivere kwaye inamachokoza amnyama, ngamanye amaxesha anokuba mdaka okanye abebomvu.
Ezinye iintlanzi zincamathelisa amaqanda azo kwizityalo ezisemanzini. Kwelinye icala, i<em>trout igrumba imisele emazantsi emanzini ngomzimba nomsila wayo ongezantsi. Iimazi zizalela malunga ne-1000 ukuya kwi-1500 amaqanda apho kwaye inkunzi yetrout iyawachumisa apho.
Itrout itya izilwanyana ezincinci ezifumaneka emanzini. Ezi, ngokomzekelo, zizinambuzane, iintlanzi ezincinci, oononkala, ooonobumba kunye neenkumba. I-trout idla ngokuzingela ebusuku kwaye ilandelela amaxhoba abo ngokushukuma kwawo emanzini. Zonke iintlobo ze-trout zithandwa ngabadobi.
Eyona nto ikhethekileyo kuthi yi-rainbow trout. Zikwabizwa ngokuba yi "salmon trout". Ekuqaleni wayehlala kuMntla Merika. Ukususela kwinkulungwane ye-19, yaveliswa eNgilani. Emva koko waziswa eJamani waza wakhululwa endle apho. Namhlanje baye bazingela kwakhona baza bazama ukubatshabalalisa emilanjeni nasemachibini. I-rainbow trout inkulu kwaye yomelele kune-trout yasekhaya kwaye iyabasongela.