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Salmoniformes

Fish Orders

An order of fish including salmon, trout and whitefish, many species known for anadromous migration, hatching in freshwater, maturing at sea, and returning to freshwater to spawn.

Facts
Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
220 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Order 1
Scientific Name
Salmoniformes 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Actinopterygii, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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