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Descriptor English: Trout
Descriptor Spanish: Trucha
Descriptor truchas
Scope note: Peces variados de la familia SALMONIDAE, usualmente más pequeños que el salmón. Prácticamente se limitan a medios de aguas dulces claras y frías. Algunos son anadromos. Son muy apreciados por su belleza, su carne sabrosa y en la pesca deportiva. Los géneros Salvelinus, Salmo y ONCORHYNCHUS han sido introducidos prácticamente en todo el mundo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Truta
Descriptor French: Truite
Entry term(s): Char
Chars
Salvelinus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.825
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014337
Scope note: Various fish of the family SALMONIDAE, usually smaller than salmon. They are mostly restricted to cool clear freshwater. Some are anadromous. They are highly regarded for their handsome colors, rich well-flavored flesh, and gameness as an angling fish. The genera Salvelinus, Salmo, and ONCORHYNCHUS have been introduced virtually throughout the world.
Annotation: genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo may be either salmon or trout; check text
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 1991; see SALMONIDAE 1968-1990
History Note: 1991(1975); use SALMONIDAE 1968-1974
DeCS ID: 14740
Unique ID: D014337
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Trout - Preferred
Concept UI M0022050
Scope note Various fish of the family SALMONIDAE, usually smaller than salmon. They are mostly restricted to cool clear freshwater. Some are anadromous. They are highly regarded for their handsome colors, rich well-flavored flesh, and gameness as an angling fish. The genera Salvelinus, Salmo, and ONCORHYNCHUS have been introduced virtually throughout the world.
Preferred term Trout
Salvelinus - Narrower
Concept UI M0022049
Scope note A genus of fish with the common name chars.
Preferred term Salvelinus
Entry term(s) Char
Chars



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