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Salmonidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Salmonidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.493.817.750
Unique ID
D012487
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012487
Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer SALMON or TROUT or specifics
Scope Note
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)
Entry Term(s)
Graylings
Salmonids
Thymallus
Whitefish
Registry Numbers
txid8015
txid504569
Related Numbers
txid504569
Previous Indexing
Fishes (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
1968
History Note
1968
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Salmonidae Preferred
Graylings Narrower
Whitefish Narrower
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