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Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Chinook salmon)

Osteichthyes - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Taxonomy
Salmo tshawytscha was named by Walbaum (1792). It is extant.

It was recombined as Oncorhynchus tshawytscha by Fitch (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. clarki, O. tachawytscha

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Salmo tshawytscha Walbaum
1970Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fitch p. 27 fig. 1d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—Protacanthopterygii()
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816
genusOncorhynchusSuckley 1860
speciestshawytscha(Walbaum 1792)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Walbaum 1792 [Chinook salmon]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:35
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:40:35
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Chibanian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (84881)