Salmonidae

The Salmonidae is a family of ray-finned fish. They are the only living family in the order Salmoniformes. It includes salmon, trout, chars, graylings, and the subfamily known as the freshwater whitefish.

Salmonidae
Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Scientific classification
Unrecognized taxon (fix):	Salmoniformes
Family:	Salmonidae G. Cuvier, 1816
Type genus
Salmo Linnaeus, 1758

The Atlantic salmon and trout in the genus Salmo give the family and order their names.

Salmonids look rather primitive for teleost fish. Their pelvic fins are placed far back, with an adipose fin towards the rear of the back. They are slender fish, with rounded scales and forked tails. Their mouths contain a single row of sharp teeth. Although the smallest species is just 13 cm (5.1 in) long as an adult, most are much larger, with the largest reaching 2 m (6.6 ft).

All salmonids spawn in fresh water. In many cases the fish spend most of their lives at sea, returning to the rivers only to reproduce. This a migratory lifecycle. They are predators, feeding on small crustaceans, aquatic insects, and smaller fish.

Salmonidae

• Eosalmo (belongs to this family)

Orthogonikleithridae

• Leptolepides (belongs to the family Orthogonikleithridae)
• Orthogonikleithrus (belongs to the family Orthogonikleithridae)

Salmonidae Media

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  Oncorhynchus mykiss maturing from eggs.

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  Prosopium cylindraceum (white background)

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  Inconu ( Stenodus nelma )

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  Ichtyologie, ou, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons (Pl. XXVII) (white background)

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  Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus arcticus (white background)

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  Salmo salar, Atlantic Salmon, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae, Salmoninae, salmon, fish

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  Denton Male Sunapee Trout (cropped)

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  Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder pamphlet - male freshwater phase Coho

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  Hucho perryi

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  This fish is Hucho hucho Linnaeus 1758 which lives in river Danube in Hungary