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Cutthroat Trout

 The average length of this species is 12-15 inches and generally one-half to 17 pounds. A short, conical head with a somewhat pointed to rounded snout and a rather large mouth with well developed teeth on both jaws characterize the fish. In breeding males the kype is slightly developed in the anadromous population and the lower jaw appears extremely long. One of the main color characteristics is two yellow or orange to red lines in the skin folds of each side of the lower jaw. The coastal form is colored dark to olive-green with numerous black spots and may appear more blue with silvery sides. The interior form (Yellowstone cutthroat) has a body of yellow-green with red on the sides of the head and front of the body and the belly.