genus Salmo


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Noun1.genus Salmo - type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and troutgenus Salmo - type genus of the Salmonidae: salmon and trout
Salmo
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
family Salmonidae, Salmonidae - salmon and trout
Salmo salar, Atlantic salmon - found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries; adults do not die after spawning
brown trout, Salmo trutta, salmon trout - speckled trout of European rivers; introduced in North America
Salmo gairdneri, rainbow trout - found in Pacific coastal waters and streams from lower California to Alaska
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The growth rate of abant trout is slower compared to that of other subspecies of the genus Salmo (Uysal and Alpbaz, 2002).
Short Communication - Effects of Mono- and Duoculture on the Survival and Growth Rate of Juvenile Abant Trout (Salmo trutta abanticus) and Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
The Atlantic salmon on the other hand, belongs to the genus Salmo.
Genetic engineering for salmon and fish
Genetic diversity of trout (genus Salmo) from its most eastern native range based on mitochondrial DNA and nuclear gene variation.
Multiple modes of speciation involved in the parallel evolution of sympatric morphotypes of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis, Salmonidae)

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