Genus

Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmons and trouts)

Oncorhynchus mykiss. Photo: (c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Oncorhynchus is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmon and Pacific trout. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek onkos (“hook”) and rynchos (“nose”), in reference to the hooked jaws of males in the mating season (the “kype”).

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Subtaxa

Species: Oncorhynchus clarkii (Cutthroat trout)

Species: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook salmon)

Species: Oncorhynchus kisutch (Coho salmon)

Species: Oncorhynchus mykiss (Rainbow trout)

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