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Salmoniformes

Medical Definition: An order of fish comprising salmons, trouts, whitefish, graylings, and other families. They are both marine and freshwater fish, found in all oceans and are quite numerous in the Northern Hemisphere. (From Nelson: Fishes of the World)
Guide Notes: GEN or unspecified: prefer specific families or specific genera
Salmoniformes Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Salmonidae - A family of anadromous fish comprising SALMON, TROUT, whitefish, and graylings. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern Atlantic and Pacific, both marine and inland, and the Great Lakes. (Nelson: Fishes of the World, 1976, p97)

Salmoniformes Medical Definitions and Terms

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