Discovery Scope — Rainbow Trout

Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were given their current name after being found in nearby San Leandro Creek in 1855 by Dr. W.P. Gibbons, founder of the California Academy of Sciences. Originally, they could only be found in the waters off of the Pacific Coast of North America. Not so today — rainbow trout can now be found in waterways all over the world. These adaptive fish that once swam in Temescal Creek can live in freshwater, brackish water, and marine water. Sadly, no rainbow trout, or fish of any kind, can be found in Frog Park's faux creek. The sculpture once highlighted by this Discovery Scope is no longer in place.