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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.
This category includes taxa of fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae). Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. B.
Adult fish typically range in size from 60 to 90 cm (24 to 36 in), but may be up to 150 cm (58 in) in length; they average 4.5 to 22.7 kg (10 to 50 lb), but may reach 59 kg (130 lb). The meat can be either pink or white, depending on what the salmon have been feeding on. Chinook salmon are the largest of the Pacific salmon.
Salmon is a common food fish classified as an oily fish [1] with a rich content of protein and omega-3 fatty acids. [2] Norway is a major producer of farmed and wild salmon, accounting for more than 50% of global salmon production.
The name Salmo derives from the Latin salmō, meaning salmon. The vast majority of the Salmo species are actually trout , except the Atlantic salmon, which along with six Pacific species from the genus Oncorhynchus (also from the subfamily Salmoninae, but of a different tribe) constitute the only seven officially recognized species of salmon.
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The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), also known as dog salmon or keta salmon, [1] is a species of anadromous salmonid fish from the genus Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon) native to the coastal rivers of the North Pacific and the Beringian Arctic, and is often marketed under the trade name silverbrite salmon in North America.