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Descriptor English: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Descriptor Spanish: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Descriptor Oncorhynchus kisutch
Entry term(s) salmón coho
salmón plateado
Scope note: Especie anádroma de SALMÓN que se distribuye desde los Océanos Ártico y Pacífico hasta la bahía de Monterrey, California, y habita los océanos y las corrientes costeras. Se conoce familiarmente como salmón coho o salmón plateado. Es relativamente pequeño pero su carne, de color pálido, tiene buen sabor.
Descriptor Portuguese: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Descriptor French: Oncorhynchus kisutch
Entry term(s): Coho Salmon
Salmon, Coho
Salmon, Silver
Silver Salmon
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.705.580.410
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017684
Scope note: An anadromous species of SALMON ranging from the Arctic and Pacific Oceans to Monterey Bay, California and inhabiting ocean and coastal streams. It is familiarly known as the coho or silver salmon. It is relatively small but its light-colored flesh is of good flavor.
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)
Salmon (1972-1993)
Salmonidae (1968-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31235
Unique ID: D017684
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: 2009/07/06
Oncorhynchus kisutch - Preferred
Concept UI M0026746
Scope note An anadromous species of SALMON ranging from the Arctic and Pacific Oceans to Monterey Bay, California and inhabiting ocean and coastal streams. It is familiarly known as the coho or silver salmon. It is relatively small but its light-colored flesh is of good flavor.
Preferred term Oncorhynchus kisutch
Entry term(s) Coho Salmon
Salmon, Coho
Salmon, Silver
Silver Salmon



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