Salmonidae

Synonyms

Grayling

Graylings

Salmonid

Salmonids

Thymallus

Whitefish

A family of anadromous fish comprising SALMON; TROUT; whitefish; and graylings. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern Atlantic and Pacific, both marine and inland, and the Great Lakes. (Nelson: Fishes of the World, 1976, p97)