UMary Allen
I-trout iyinhlanzi ehlobene eduze ne-salmon. I-trout ihlala emanzini ahlukahlukene kakhulu emhlabeni. EYurophu, kune-trout yase-Atlantic kuphela emvelweni. Zihlukaniswe ngezinhlobo ezintathu ezingaphansi: i-sea trout, i-lake trout, ne-brown trout.
I-trout yasolwandle ingaba ngaphezu kwemitha ubude futhi ibe nesisindo esingamakhilogremu angama-20. Umhlane wazo umpunga-luhlaza, izinhlangothi zimpunga-sisiliva, kanti isisu simhlophe. Zifuduka zikhuphuke nemifula ukuze zizalele amaqanda bese zibuyela olwandle. Emifuleni eminingi, nokho, ayisekho ngenxa yokuthi ayikwazi ukudlula ezindaweni eziningi zokuphehla ugesi emifuleni.
I-trout ensundu kanye ne-lake trout zihlala emanzini ahlanzekile. Umbala we-trout ensundu uyahlukahluka. Ijwayela phansi emanzini. Ingabonwa ngamachashazi ayo amnyama, ansundu, kanye nabomvu, angazungezwa ngombala okhanyayo. I-lake trout inombala osiliva futhi inamabala amnyama, ngezinye izikhathi angaba nsundu noma abomvu.
Ezinye izinhlanzi zinamathisela amaqanda azo ezitshalweni emanzini. I-trout yona imba imisele ngaphansi kwamanzi ngomzimba wayo ongezansi nomsila. Ezinsikazi zizalela amaqanda angaba ngu-1000 kuya ku-1500 lapho bese kuthi i-trout yesilisa iwavundise lapho.
I-trout idla izilwane ezincane ezitholakala emanzini. Lezi, ngokwesibonelo, izinambuzane, izinhlanzi ezincane, izinkalankala, oshobishobi kanye neminenke. I-trout ivame ukuzingela ebusuku futhi ilandelela inyamazane yayo ngokunyakaza kwayo emanzini. Zonke izinhlobo ze-trout zithandwa ngabadobi.
Okukhethekile esinaso yinhlanzi ye-rainbow. Zibizwa nangokuthi "i-salmon trout". Ekuqaleni wayehlala eNyakatho Melika. Kusukela ngekhulu le-19, yakhuliswa eNgilandi. Wabe eselethwa eJalimane futhi wakhululwa endle lapho. Namuhla sebephinde bazingela bazama ukubaqothula emifuleni nasemachibini. I-rainbow trout mikhulu futhi inamandla kune-trout yomdabu futhi iyawasongela.