Salmonidae (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː /, lit. ' salmon-like ') is a family of ray-finned fish, the only extant member of the suborder Salmonoidei [2], consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as "salmonids" or "salmonoids".

Salmon (/ ˈ s æ m ən /; pl.: salmon) is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus of the family Salmonidae, native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (Salmo) and …

Dolly Varden trout, (species Salvelinus malma), char of the family Salmonidae, found in northwestern North America and northeastern Asia. It has yellow spots on the back, reddish spots on the sides, and a white edge on the lower fins; it takes its name from that of a character in Charles Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge.

Salmonidae are indigenous to the temperate or cool northern hemispheric regions of Eurasia and North America, with several species now introduced to the southern hemisphere. Their representatives rank among the most prized of sportfish, and are equally valued in the commercial fisheries and aquaculture arenas.

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May 27, 2024 · The Salmonidae family of fish is divided into two different genera. The genus Salmo includes only the Atlantic salmon. The genus Oncorhynchus includes all of the various Pacific salmon.

Salmonidae is a phylogenetically distinct family that arose, according to the latest data, from 50.8 to 64 million years ago [40,232,233,234,235], and this is confirmed by morphological comparison data of 11 genera belonging to three subfamilies: Coregoninae (ciscoes, whitefish, and inconnu), Thymallinae (grayling) and Salmoninae (huchen, lenok ...

Dec 10, 2021 · Salmon: the common name for several species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. There are seven species of Pacific salmon. Five of them occur in North American waters: chinook, coho,...

Oct 7, 2024 · Salmonid fishes (family: Salmonidae) are ray-finned fishes that encompass over 200 species of char, grayling, lenok, Atlantic and Pacific salmon, taimen, trout and whitefish that are native to the northern hemisphere and widely introduced …

Salmoniformes (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, lit. "salmon-shaped") is an order of ray-finned fishes native to the temperate and subarctic Northern Hemisphere. [1] It contains two suborders: Salmonoidei (containing only the Salmonidae) and Esocoidei (containing pikes and mudminnows). [1] In addition, potential fossil members of the group, dating back to the Late Cretaceous, are also ...