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Salmonidae

Salmonidae is the salmon family of fishes, in the order Salmoniformes.

Subfamilies

Coregoninae
- Coregonus - whitefishes and ciscos
- Prosopium - round whitefishes
Thymallinae
- Thymallus - graylings[?]
Salmoninae
- Oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon and trout
- Salmo - Atlantic salmon and trout
- Salvelinus - char[?]

Further Reading

Trout and Salmon of North America, Robert J. Behnke, Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri, The Free Press, 2002, hardcover, 359 pages, ISBN 0-7432-2220-2

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