Salmon

"Salmon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Fish of the genera ONCORHYNCHUS and Salmo in the family SALMONIDAE. They are anadromous game fish, frequenting the coastal waters of both the North Atlantic and Pacific. They are known for their gameness as a sport fish and for the quality of their flesh as a table fish. (Webster, 3d ed).

Descriptor ID	D012474
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.705
Concept/Terms	Salmon Salmon Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, Sockeye Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Salmon, Pink Salmon, Pink Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Salmon, Chinook Chinook Salmon Salmo salmo Salmo salmo

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Fishes [B01.050.150.900.493]
Salmoniformes [B01.050.150.900.493.817]
Salmonidae [B01.050.150.900.493.817.750]
Salmon [B01.050.150.900.493.817.750.705]

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