Oncorhynchus


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Noun1.Oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon
genus Oncorhynchus
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
family Salmonidae, Salmonidae - salmon and trout
blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon - small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon, chinook salmon, king salmon, chinook - large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, chum - a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish
blue jack, Oncorhynchus kisutch, silver salmon, coho, coho salmon, cohoe - small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
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In-vitro effects of insulin-like growth factor-I on gill Na+, K (+)-ATPase in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch.
A review on the physiology of Insulin like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) peptide in bony fishes and its phylogenetic correlation in 30 different taxa of 14 families of teleosts
Four juvenile salmon species reside in Dabob Bay temporarily during outmigration to the Pacific Ocean (Bollens and Frost, 1989): Oncorhynchus keta (chum), O.
Feeding ecology of juvenile Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in a northeast Pacific fjord: diet, availability of zooplankton, selectivity for prey, and potential competition for prey resources
Many of these species belong to the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus, all of them of interest for aquaculture field.
Nuclear DNA content in Galaxias maculates (Teleostei: Osmeriformes: Galaxiidae)/contenido de ADN nuclear en Galaxias maculatus (Teleostei: Osmeriformes: Galaxiidae)
Habitat associations of steelhead trout Oncorhynchus mykiss are generally well known for populations in northern territories, but nearly nothing has been documented concerning habitat associations of steelhead in southern landscapes.
Habitat associations of steelhead trout in a small stream near the Southern extent of their range. (Abstract)
More research is required before making such a bold assessment, before adding a Latin coda to Oncorhynchus mykiss, but it's certainly thought provoking to consider Southern California home to its own native breed of redside.
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Effects of ration level in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), on sensory characteristics, lipid content and fatty acid composition.
Formulation of balance and low cost feeds for rainbow trout fingerlings at Mountain Agricultural Research Centre PARC, Juglote, Gilgit Pakistan
Effects of starvation and refeeding on physiological condition of juvenile chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta.
Effects of starvation on energy density of juvenile chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) captured in marine waters of Southeastern Alaska
Gonadal differentiation in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, after a single treatment with androgen or estrogen at different stages during ontogenesis.
Y-chromosomal DNA markers for discrimination of chemical substance and effluent effects on sexual differentiation in salmon. (Articles)
to), mortality rate (Z, M, and F), recruitment pattern and yield were investigated for Oncorhynchus mykiss in Karacaoren I Dam Lake.
Growth, Mortality, Recruitment and Yield of Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792 in Karacaoren-I Dam Lake, Turkey
Zooplankton abundance and feeding habits of fry of pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, and chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta, in Traitors Cove, Alaska, with speculations on the carrying capacity of the area.
Spatial and temporal distribution and the potential for estuarine interactions between wild and hatchery chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in Taku Inlet, Alaska
Additionally, one endemic taxon exists, the Nelson's trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni (Evermann), which is confined to the streams of the western slope of the Sierra San Pedro Martir (Ruiz-Campos 1993; Ruiz-Campos and Pister 1995).
Ecological and Distributional Status of the Continental Fishes of Northwestern Baja California, Mexico
The Brain- Pituitary-Gonadal Axis of Female Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss: Effects of Photoperiod Manipulation 1.
Effects of Photoperiod Regime on Growth and Efficiency of Yolk Utilization in Yolk-Sac Fry of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

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