Biology Encyclopedia	Salmoniformes Author, 3000 “”
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Common Names

This order includes salmon, trout, char, freshwater whitefishes, and graylings.

Latin Synonyms

Linnaean Rank

Order

Ancestral Phylogeny and Taxonomy

Explanation of phylogenetic trees

Lineage

Terrabiota, Cytota, Neomura, Eukaryota, Unikonta, Opisthokonta, Animalia, Metazoa, Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Deuterostomia, Cyrtotreta, Chordata, Notochordata, Vertebrata, Gnathostomata, Teleostomi, Euteleostomi, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Halecostomi, Teleostei, Euteleostei, Protacanthopterygii

Descendant Phylogeny and Taxonomy

Explanation of phylogenetic trees

Traditionally, this order contains one family, Salmonidae, divided into three subfamilies by Nelson (2006): Coregoninae, Thymallinae, and Salmoninae, with the latter two constituting a monophyletic group.  Some authors have proposed to have two families within Salmoniformes: Coregonidae and Salmonidae, with the latter having two subfamilies of Thymallinae and Salmoninae.

Morphology

Distribution

Northern Hemisphere.

Ecology

Freshwater and anadromous

Ethology

Evolution

Development

Ethnobiology

Salmonidae has high value in sport and commercial fisheries.

Population

Notes and Comments

References

Literature

Nelson, Joseph S. 2006.  Fishes of the world.  4th ed.  John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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