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Descriptor English: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Descriptor Spanish: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Descriptor Oncorhynchus mykiss
Entry term(s) Salmo gairdneri
cabeza de acero
trucha arco iris
trucha de banda roja
Scope note: Trucha grande y robusta, algunas veces anádroma, que se encuentra en aguas tranquilas y corrientes de la costa Pacífica de América del Norte, desde el Sur de California hasta Alaska. Tiene la región dorsal de color verdoso, el vientre blanquecino con estrías rosadas, color violeta o rojas en los lados, generalmente moteadas con manchas negras. Son muy apreciadas para el deporte y como fuente de alimentos. Previamente se denominaba Salmo gairdneri. Las truchas arcoiris de mar se conocen a menudo como "cabezas de acero". Las truchas "redband" (banda roja) son poblaciones de interior de truchas arcoiris.
Descriptor Portuguese: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Descriptor French: Oncorhynchus mykiss
Entry term(s): Rainbow Trout
Redband Trout
Salmo gairdneri
Steelhead
Steelheads
Trout, Rainbow
Trout, Redband
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.825.580.600
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017686
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.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term SALMO GAIRDNERI with SALMON
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
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
DeCS ID: 31234
Unique ID: D017686
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2018/07/02
Oncorhynchus mykiss - Preferred
Concept UI M0026748
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.
Preferred term Oncorhynchus mykiss
Entry term(s) Rainbow Trout
Salmo gairdneri
Trout, Rainbow
Steelhead - Narrower
Concept UI M0026749
Preferred term Steelhead
Entry term(s) Steelheads
Trout, Redband - Narrower
Concept UI M0026750
Preferred term Trout, Redband
Entry term(s) Redband Trout



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