Salmonidae
E229085
Salmonidae is the fish family that includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes, and graylings, many of which are ecologically and economically important cold-water species.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salmonidae canonical | 12 |
| Salmoninae | 2 |
| Coregoninae | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish family
ⓘ
ray-finned fish family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
adipose fin present
ⓘ
often spotted or patterned coloration ⓘ soft-rayed fins ⓘ streamlined body ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | salmonids ⓘ |
| containsSubfamily |
Salmonidae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Coregoninae
Salmonidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Salmoninae
Thymallinae ⓘ |
| diet |
invertebrates
ⓘ
smaller fish ⓘ |
| distribution | Northern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
prey for larger aquatic and terrestrial predators
ⓘ
top predators in freshwater ecosystems ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
aquaculture
ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ recreational fisheries ⓘ |
| habitat |
anadromous environments
ⓘ
cold freshwater ⓘ temperate freshwater ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Salmoniformes ⓘ |
| importanceForHumans |
important food fish
ⓘ
important sport fish ⓘ |
| includes |
chars
ⓘ
freshwater whitefishes ⓘ graylings ⓘ salmon ⓘ trout ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeHistory | many species are anadromous ⓘ |
| notableGenus |
Coregonus
ⓘ
Oncorhynchus ⓘ Salmo ⓘ Trout ⓘ
surface form:
Salvelinus
Thymallus ⓘ |
| order | Salmoniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | spawn in freshwater ⓘ |
| scientificName | Salmonidae self-link ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threats |
climate change
ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Atlantic salmon
ⓘ
surface form:
Salmo salar
|
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Salmoninae
this entity surface form:
Coregoninae
this entity surface form:
Salmoninae