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Thomas Jefferson noted: "On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar."

Craig McCord: Lessons From A Jar 2008

The fish fauna is dominated by members of the family Galaxiidae, a group of coolwater trout-like fishes restricted to the southern tips of South America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

Biological diversity in New Zealand 2008

Compared to other graylings, the Mongolian grayling has a smaller dorsal fin, more well-developed teeth, and a larger mouth, and is more trout-like in appearance.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

The brook trout is the most “trout-like” of all the species of char.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

The mountain whitefish looks somewhat like a sucker and is the most trout-like whitefish in its habitat and feeding.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

Toward the end of the Miocene about 5 million years ago, species in Oncorhynchus were initiating evolutionary divergence into trout-like species and salmon-like species, leading to the present species of Pacific trout and Pacific salmon.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

Despite its predatory feeding and more trout-like appearance, the Mongolian grayling is probably not the primitive ancestral species, but rather a highly specialized grayling.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

The most divergent, most trout-like grayling is the Mongolian grayling.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

The mountain whitefish looks somewhat like a sucker and is the most trout-like whitefish in its habitat and feeding.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

We know that trout-like fishes of the family Salmonidae were swimming in the cool and cold freshwater habitats of the Earth when dinosaurs dominated the planet.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002