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Salmonidae (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː /, lit. "salmon-like") is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, lit. "salmon-shaped"), 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 North Pacific (Oncorhynchus) basins.
Salmonidae ( / sælˈmɒnɪdiː /, lit. "salmon-like") is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes ( / sælˈmɒnɪfɔːrmiːz /, lit. "salmon-shaped"), consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as " salmonids " or " salmonoids ".
The Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish. They are the only living family in the order Salmoniformes. It includes salmon, trout, chars, graylings, and the subfamily known as the freshwater whitefish. The Atlantic salmon and trout in the genus Salmo give the family and order their names.
The family Salmonidae includes the salmon, trout, char, freshwater whitefish, taimen, lenok, and grayling. However, when talking about salmon, the discussion is generally referring to two different groups—fishes in the Oncorhynchus genus and Salmo genus.
Oncorhynchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae, native to coldwater tributaries of the North Pacific basin. The genus contains twelve extant species , namely six species of Pacific salmon and six species of Pacific trout , all of which are migratory (either anadromous or potamodromous ) mid ...
<p><b>Salmonidae</b> (, lit. "salmon-like") is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes</b> (, lit. "salmon-shaped"), consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as "salmonids" or "salmonoids".
