Salmonidae

Salmonidae is the salmon family of fishes, in the order Salmoniformes.

Subfamilies

• Coregoninae
  • Coregonus - whitefishes and ciscos
  • Prosopium - round whitefishes
• Thymallinae
  • Thymallus - graylings[?]
• Salmoninae
  • Oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon and trout
  • Salmo - Atlantic salmon and trout
  • Salvelinus - char[?]

Further Reading

• Trout and Salmon of North America, Robert J. Behnke, Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri, The Free Press, 2002, hardcover, 359 pages, ISBN 0-7432-2220-2