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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Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), also known as humpback salmon, originate from the northern Pacific Ocean.
Pink salmon caught in Welsh waters for first time in almost 30 years; ...But anglers are being urged to kill them in case they pose threat
Oxidative stress generated by dietary Zn-deficiency: studies in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Inter-Specific Differences in the Sensitivity, Accumulation and Antioxidant Capacities of Three Cyprinids Exposed to Heavy Metals Mixture
Response of Rainbow Trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) to Short Term Starvation Periods and Re-Feeding.
EFFECT OF FASTING AND RE-FEEDING ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE, BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF BROWN TROUT (SALMO TRUTTA FARIO) AND RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS)
Taiwan Scenery, a traditional ink painting, depicts indigenous species of animals and plants, including oncorhynchus masou, the clouded leopard, the alpine rhododendron and the wild lily.
Taiwan's Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall launches new painting to celebrate 47th anniversary
In 1924, Chinook salmon eggs (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) were imported from the United States and were planted in the Maullin, Cochamo, and Puelo rivers in southern Chile.
Size structure, age, and diets of introduced Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) inhabiting the Palena River, Chilean Patagonia
Abstract--For anadromous Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.), ocean conditions during their initial entry into the marine environment can greatly affect their survival.
Insights, from genetic analyses, into stock-specific distribution of juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Columbia River during early marine migration
The kokanee salmon is a dwarf, landlocked, freshwater form of the sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) native to the Pacific coast of northwestern North America and northeastern Asia (Scott and Crossman, 1973).
Characteristics of a Naturalized Kokanee Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Population in Atypical Habitat
In this study, the 15 moribund rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) used as material were obtained from 4 different trout fish farms in the Aegean Region.
Diagnosis of Vibrio anguillarum in Cultured Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by Different Methods
What the lab found is that the fish in the pack is Oncorhynchus mykiss -- Rainbow trout and species of salmonid 'whose economic value is less than that of Salmo salar'.
Fake smoked salmon recalled
Southern steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are an endangered species, with an estimated population of less than 500 anadromous adults in California watersheds from Santa Barbara County south to the Mexican Border (NMFS 2012).
The Effects of a Prolonged Drought on Southern Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in a Coastal Creek, Los Angeles, California

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