Salmonidae

Salmonidae
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes
Family
Salmonidae

Salmonidae is the salmon family of fishes, in the order Salmoniformes.

• Family: Salmonidae
  • Subfamily: Coregoninae
    • Genus: Coregonus - whitefishes and ciscos
    • Genus: Prosopium - round whitefishes
  • Subfamily: Thymallinae
    • Thymallus - graylings
  • Subfamily: Salmoninae
    • Genus: Oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon and trout
    • Genus: Salmo - Atlantic salmon and trout
    • Genus: Salvelinus - char

Further Reading

• Trout and Salmon of North America, Robert J. Behnke, Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri, The Free Press, 2002, hardcover, 359 pages, ISBN 0-7432-2220-2

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