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Encyclopedia > Oncorhynchus
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Oncorhynchus
Sockeye Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Suckley, 1861
Species
See text.

Oncorhynchus is a genus of the family, Salmonidae. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek onkos ("hook") and rynchos (nose") and contains the Pacific salmon and trout species. Fossils of Oncorhynchus document a minimum age of 6 million years for the modern species of Pacific trout and salmon. Pacific salmon usually refers to the Oncorhynchus species. This includes but is not limited to the coho (Onchorhynchus kisutch), steelhead (Onchorhynchus mykiss) and to the cutthroat trout (Onchorhynchus clarki clarki and Onchorhynchus clarki lewisi). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2250x1006, 510 KB) Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Binomial name Aptenodytes forsteri Gray, 1844 For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Genera (see text) Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only family of order Salmoniformes. ... Genera (see text) Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish, the only family of order Salmoniformes. ... George Suckley (1830-1869) was an American physician and naturalist notable as an explorer of the Washington and Oregon territories in the 1850s, and describer of several new fish species. ... In biology, a genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic grouping. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou subsp) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ... In biology, a species is the basic unit of biodiversity. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) The Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch - from the Russian Kisutch - кижуч) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792 The Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), also called steelhead trout, is a single species of trout native to the Pacific Ocean and in North American rivers and lakes west of the Rocky Mountains. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus clarki (Richardson, 1836) Subspecies See text. ...


Unlike the Atlantic salmon, most anadromous Oncorhynchus species die after spawning. Binomial name Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, from the Latin words Salmo meaning salmon, and salar meaning leaper) is a fish species of the Salmonidae family found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and in rivers that flow into the Atlantic. ... Many types of fish undertake migrations on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and with distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers. ...


Species

Binomial name Oncorhynchus aguabonita (Jordan, 1892) The Golden Trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus apache Miller, 1972 The Apache trout or Arizona trout (Oncorhynchus apache) is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus clarki (Richardson, 1836) Subspecies See text. ... The gila trout is similar to a Cutthroat and a native to the Southwest United States. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792) The Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) The Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch - from the Russian Kisutch - кижуч) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus masou (Brevoort, 1856) Seema, also sema (russian сима) or Cherry Salmon is a salmon (Oncorhynchus masu or ) of the western Pacific Ocean: (Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Primorsky Krai, Korea, Japan). ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792 The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, formerly Salmo iridia) is a single species of trout native to the Pacific Ocean and in North American rivers and lakes west of the Rocky Mountains. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called Red Salmon or Blueback Salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Pacific Ocean. ... Binomial name Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. ...

See also

The Chinook or King Salmon is the largest salmon in North America and can grow up to 58 long and 126 pounds. ... Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou subsp) Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fishes belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae. ...

References

  • Stearley, R.F. and Smoth, G. R. 1993. Phylogny of the Pacific trout and salmon (Oncorhynchus) and the genera of family Salmonidae. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 122:1-33
  • Fishbase list of Oncorhynchus species

  Results from FactBites:
 
Oncorhynchus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (195 words)
Oncorhynchus is a genus of the family, Salmonidae.
Fossils of Oncorhynchus document a minimum age of 6 million years for the modern species of Pacific trout and salmon.
Stearley, R.F. and Smoth, G. Phylogny of the Pacific trout and salmon (Oncorhynchus) and the genera of family Salmonidae.
Trout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (689 words)
Trout is the common name given to a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the salmon family, Salmonidae.
Most trout are restricted to fresh water, but many, like the steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – which is the same species as the landlocked rainbow trout – spend their adult life in the ocean and then return to spawn in the streams in which they were hatched.
The cutthroat trout has 14 recognized subspecies (depending on your sources), such as the Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi, Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki utah, Colorado River cutthroat trout, Yellowstone cutthroat trout.
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