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Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
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Info
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4-525.15.00
Salmoniformes
Englsih: Salmons.
Genera: 8; ± 200 species; 1 family Salmonidae.
Clades: Actinopterygii; Hemichordata; Deuterostomia; Animals.
Members: Salmon, Trout, Chars, freshwater whitefishes, Graylings.
Zoology
Ray-finned fish; relatively primitive.
Size: 13 to 200 cm.
Form: slender; rounded scales; forked tails; mouths contain a single row of sharp teeth.
Fins: pelvic fins being placed far back; an adipose fin towards the rear of the back.
Reproduction: spawn in fresh water, but in many cases, the fish spend most of their lives at sea, returning to the rivers only to reproduce., known as anadromous.
Food: predators; small crustaceans, aquatic insects, smaller fish.
Subfamilies
Coregoninae: Whitefish.
Thymallinae: Graylings.
Salmoninae: Char, Trout, Salmons.