Organisms

Salmonidae

A family of anadromous fish comprising SALMON; TROUT; whitefish; and graylings. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern Atlantic and Pacific, both marine and inland, and the Great Lakes. (Nelson: Fishes of the World, 1976, p97)

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Abstract

A family of anadromous fish comprising SALMON; TROUT; whitefish; and graylings. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern Atlantic and Pacific, both marine and inland, and the Great Lakes. (Nelson: Fishes of the World, 1976, p97)

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Salmonids
  • Salmonid
  • Graylings
  • Thymallus
  • Whitefish
  • Grayling

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17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer SALMON or TROUT or specifics

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History Note

1968

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Previous Indexing

  • Fishes (1966-1967)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.817w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Salmonidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012487. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012487
  2. Salmonidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonidae
  3. Salmonidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184238