The cDNA sequences of CXCR2, CXCR3a and CXCR3b have been cloned in rainbow trout.
The linked CXCR1/CXCR2 and CXCR3a/CXCR3b loci are hypothesised to have been present in the teleostomian ancestor.
CXCR1 and CXCR2 have likely undergone gene conversion whilst CXCR3b has been lost in mammals.
Compared with mammals, ray-finned fish possess more CXCR1–R3 receptors, but fewer ligands.
Trout CXCR1–R3 are expressed in macrophages and neutrophils, with CXCR1/R2 also abundant in B-cells.