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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae Salmonids
Subfamily: Salmoninae
Genus: Oncorhynchus

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)

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Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 71 cm TL
Oncorhynchus aguabonita (Jordan, 1892)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Oncorhynchus aguabonita
[Golden trout]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 58 cm TL
Oncorhynchus apache (Miller, 1972)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Oncorhynchus apache
[Apache trout]
No picture found
North America
 
Oncorhynchus chrysogaster
[Mexican golden trout]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 99 cm TL
Oncorhynchus clarkii (Richardson, 1836)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Oncorhynchus clarkii
[Cutthroat trout]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Oncorhynchus gilae (Miller, 1950)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Oncorhynchus gilae
[Gila trout]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Arctic and Pacific draina
Max. Length 76 cm TL
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
[Pink salmon]
No picture found
Asia
 
Oncorhynchus iwame
[Iwame trout]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
 
Oncorhynchus kawamurae
[]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

North Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm FL
Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Oncorhynchus keta
[Chum salmon]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

North Pacific
Max. Length 108.0 cm TL
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Oncorhynchus kisutch
[Coho salmon]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Asia
Max. Length 30 cm NG
Oncorhynchus masou formosanus (Jordan & Oshima, 1919)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Oncorhynchus masou formosanus
[]

Photo by IGFA

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Oncorhynchus masou macrostomus (Günther, 1877)

Photo by IGFA
 
Oncorhynchus masou macrostomus
[]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 79 cm TL
Oncorhynchus masou masou (Brevoort, 1856)

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Oncorhynchus masou masou
[Masu salmon]

Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Native to Pacific Slope f
Max. Length 122 cm TL
Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by McDowall, R.M.
 
Oncorhynchus mykiss
[Rainbow trout]

Photo by Keeley, E.R.

North Pacific
Max. Length 84 cm TL
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Keeley, E.R.
 
Oncorhynchus nerka
[Sockeye salmon]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 44.2 cm TL
 
Oncorhynchus rhodurus
[Japanese Amago]

Photo by McDowall, R.M.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 150 cm TL
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by McDowall, R.M.
 
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
[Chinook salmon]
17 Species of Family Salmonidae with Genus Oncorhynchus
(Salmonids)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1892 Oncorhynchus aguabonita Golden trout North America 71 TL
1972 Oncorhynchus apache Apache trout North America 58 TL
1964 Oncorhynchus chrysogaster Mexican golden trout North America
1836 Oncorhynchus clarkii Cutthroat trout Eastern Pacific 99 TL
1950 Oncorhynchus gilae Gila trout North America 32 TL
1792 Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon Arctic and Pacific draina 76 TL
1961 Oncorhynchus iwame Iwame trout Asia
1925 Oncorhynchus kawamurae Asia 23.3 SL
1792 Oncorhynchus keta Chum salmon North Pacific 100 FL
1792 Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho salmon North Pacific 108.0 TL
1919 Oncorhynchus masou formosanus Asia 30 NG
1877 Oncorhynchus masou macrostomus Northwest Pacific 50 TL
1856 Oncorhynchus masou masou Masu salmon Northwest Pacific 79 TL
1792 Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout Native to Pacific Slope f 122 TL
1792 Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmon North Pacific 84 TL
1925 Oncorhynchus rhodurus Japanese Amago Asia 44.2 TL
1792 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon Arctic, Northwest to Nort 150 TL



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