The Whitehorse Basin cutthroat trout refers to a population segment of the cutthroat trout complex (''

Oncorhynchus clarkii The cutthroat trout is a fish species of the family Salmonidae native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin in North America. As a member of the genus ''Oncorhynchus'', it is one of the Pacific trou ...

'') from the streams of the Whitehorse Basin (or the Coyote Basin), southeastern

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

. It is alternatively considered as a part of the

Lahontan cutthroat trout Lahontan cutthroat trout (''Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi'') is the largest subspecies of cutthroat trout, and the state fish of Nevada. It is one of three subspecies of cutthroat trout that are listed as federally threatened. Natural history ...

subspecies (''Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi''),Species Fact Sheet: Lahontan cutthroat trout
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or of the Humboldt cutthroat trout (''O. c. humboldtensis'') whose main range is in Nevada.

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