Organisms

Trout

Various fish of the family SALMONIDAE, usually smaller than salmon. They are mostly restricted to cool clear freshwater. Some are anadromous. They are highly regarded for their handsome colors, rich well-flavored flesh, and gameness as an angling fish. The genera Salvelinus, Salmo, and ONCORHYNCHUS have been introduced virtually throughout the world.

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Various fish of the family SALMONIDAE, usually smaller than salmon. They are mostly restricted to cool clear freshwater. Some are anadromous. They are highly regarded for their handsome colors, rich well-flavored flesh, and gameness as an angling fish. The genera Salvelinus, Salmo, and ONCORHYNCHUS have been introduced virtually throughout the world.

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  • Chars
  • Salvelinus
  • Char

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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

genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo may be either salmon or trout; check text

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History Note

1991(1975); use SALMONIDAE 1968-1974

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w.817w.750w.825w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Trout. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014337. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014337
  2. Trout. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trout
  3. Trout. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2258881