There are three genera and twenty three species
of salmonids, world wide. Each genera and the species that comprise
it are listed along with their geographic distribution prior to
stocking programs.
A. Salmon
| 1. Pacific |
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Common Name |
Geographic Distribution |
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| Oncorhyncus tshauytscha |
Chinook or King |
Pacific Ocean |
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| Oncorhyncus kisutch |
Silver or Coho |
Pacific Ocean |
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| Oncorhyncus nerka |
Sockeye |
Pacific Ocean |
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| Oncorhyncus keta |
Chum |
Pacific Ocean |
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| Oncorhyncus gorbuscha |
Pink |
Pacific Ocean |
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| Oncorhyncus masou |
Cherry |
Pacific Ocean |
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| 2. Atlantic |
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Common Name |
Geographic Distribution |
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| Salmo salar |
Atlantic salmon |
Atlantic Ocean |
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B. Charr
| North America |
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Common Name |
Geographic Distribution |
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| Salvelinus fontinalis |
Brook trout |
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| Salvelinus malma |
Dolly Varden |
North America |
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| Salvelinus namaycush |
Lake trout |
North America |
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| Salvelinus alpinus |
Arctic charr |
Paleoarctic |
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| Salvelinus confluentis |
Bull trout |
North America |
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| Salvelinus leucomaenis |
Kundsha charr |
Asia |
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| Salvelinus anaktuvukensis |
Angayukaksurak charr |
Asia |
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C. Trout
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Common Name |
Geographic Distribution |
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| Oncorhyncus mykiss |
Rainbow trout |
Pacific Ocean |
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| Oncorhyncus clarki |
Cutthroat trout |
North America |
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| Oncorhyncus aguabonita |
Golden trout |
North America |
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| Oncorhyncus apache |
Apache trout |
United States |
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| Oncorhyncus gilae Gila |
Trout |
United States |
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| Oncorhyncus chrysogaster |
Mexican Trout |
Mexico |
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| Oncorhyncus sp1 |
Yaqui Trout |
Mexico |
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| Oncorhyncus sp2 |
Rio Mayo Trout |
Mexico |
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| Salmo trutta |
Brown trout |
Europe, Asia |
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** Most of the information here is derived from
the bookTrout
and Salmon of North America by Robert J. Behnke
