Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Cutthroat trout

Cutthroat trout

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the TFAR nomination of the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add   to the top of the discussion and   at the bottom, then complete a new TFAR nom underneath.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 13, 2014 by BencherliteTalk 23:07, 20 May 2014 (UTC)



The cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) is a fish species of the salmonidae family native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains and Great Basin in North America. Cutthroat trout are popular gamefish, especially among anglers who enjoy fly fishing. The common name "cutthroat" refers to the distinctive red coloration on the underside of the lower jaw. The specific name clarki was given to honor explorer William Clark, coleader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Cutthroat trout usually inhabit and spawn in small to moderately large, clear, well-oxygenated, shallow rivers with gravel bottoms. They also reproduce in clear, cold, moderately deep lakes. They are native to the alluvial or freestone streams that are typical tributaries of the Pacific basin, Great Basin and Rocky Mountains. Several subspecies of cutthroat trout are currently listed as threatened in their native ranges due to habitat loss and the introduction of non-native species. The cutthroat trout type species and several subspecies are the official state fish of seven western U.S. states.
 * Most recent similar articles: Most recent water-based animal species articles were Goblin shark in November, 2013, and Starfish on February 28, 2014. Both of these were ocean-dwelling creatures, not freshwater fish.  Most recent TFA about a subject related to the American West was Hillsboro, Oregon on February 5, 2014.
 * Main editors: User:Mike Cline
 * Promoted: April 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Date relevance: Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition noted the species in his journal on June 13, 1805. see here. In the last three months (actually even longer) there have been no TFAs about fish or the American West, thus relevant for both reasons. It's also early in the general fishing season in the range of the Cutthroat (general season starts 3rd Saturday of May as a rule), so good theme for early summer (at least, early summer in the range of the cutthroat). Article topic appears in 11 other language wikis.  I think this would also be the first TFA for User:Mike Cline.
 * Support as nominator. Montanabw (talk) 15:57, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support: for scientific knowledge and tasty eating. Praemonitus (talk) 05:17, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support: as primary editor on the rewrite and move to FA status.--Mike Cline (talk) 19:51, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support. Because science. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 19:02, 10 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Support nature, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:23, 13 May 2014 (UTC)