Knowra Salmonidae Salmonidae Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fishes that includes salmon, trout, char, whitefish, and grayling. Many species migrate between freshwater and the sea, while others live entirely in freshwater.
Salmoninae : A salmonid subfamily containing salmon, trout, and char. This subfamily holds the familiar migratory and freshwater salmonid lineages.
Salmon aquaculture : The farming of salmon, chiefly in marine net pens and land-based systems. Salmon farming is a large-scale use of one prominent salmonid lineage.
Atlantic salmon : A migratory salmonid native to North Atlantic rivers and adjacent ocean waters. It exemplifies anadromy and supports major fisheries and aquaculture.
Osmeridae : A family of smelts, small fishes found in marine and freshwater habitats. Smelts are close relatives of salmonids but belong to a separate family.
Coregoninae : A salmonid subfamily containing whitefishes and ciscoes. Its whitefishes form a major lineage distinct from salmon, trout, and char.
Salmonid fisheries : Commercial, subsistence, and recreational fisheries that harvest salmonid fishes. The family's species support valuable fisheries in rivers, lakes, and coastal seas.
Chinook salmon : The largest Pacific salmon species, native to the North Pacific and its tributaries. Its long migrations and large body size make it a prominent Pacific salmonid.
Percidae : A family of perches, darters, and related freshwater ray-finned fishes. Perches are familiar freshwater fishes but are not salmonid relatives within the same order.
Thymallinae : A salmonid subfamily containing the graylings. Graylings represent the family's third principal living subfamily.
Salmonid conservation : The protection and recovery of salmon, trout, char, whitefish, and grayling populations and habitats. Habitat alteration, overharvest, and climate change threaten many salmonid populations.
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