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Oncorhynchus mykiss MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


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Oncorhynchus mykiss
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.825.580.600
Unique ID
D017686
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017686
Annotation
do not confuse entry term SALMO GAIRDNERI with SALMON
Scope Note
A large stout-bodied, sometimes anadromous, TROUT found in still and flowing waters of the Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska. It has a greenish back, a whitish belly, and pink, red, or lavender stripes on the sides, with usually a sprinkling of black dots. It is highly regarded as a sport and food fish. Its former name was Salmo gairdneri. The sea-run rainbow trouts are often called steelheads. Redband trouts refer to interior populations of rainbows.
Entry Term(s)
Salmo gairdneri
Steelhead
Trout, Rainbow
Trout, Redband
Registry Numbers
txid8022
Previous Indexing
Fishes (1966-1967)
Salmonidae (1968-1974)
Trout (1975-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94; SALMO GAIRDNERI was see TROUT 1987-93
Online Note
use TROUT to search SALMO GAIRDNERI 1987-93
History Note
94; SALMO GAIRDNERI was see TROUT 1987-93
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/12/28
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Oncorhynchus mykiss Preferred
Steelhead Narrower
Trout, Redband Narrower
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