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Salmonidae

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmonids)

Salmonidae are a family of ray-finned fish, the only living family currently placed in the order Salmoniformes. It includes salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings. The Atlantic salmon and trout of genus Salmo give the family and order their names. (Wikipedia)

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Fishes
Salmon
Freshwater fishes

This term is used for the following terms: 
Salmonids

Approved Date
09-May-2013

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