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Salmonidae

Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Salmonidae Cuvier
1902Salmonidae Hay p. 392
1963Salmonidae Jordan p. 624
1967Salmonidae Wilson p. 200
2012Salmonidae Fierstine et al. p. 42
2013Salmonidae Betancur et al.
2016Salmonidae Nelson et al. p. 244

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygii
orderSalmoniformesBleeker 1859
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816
familySalmonidaeCuvier 1816

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.

Fm. Salmonidae Cuvier 1816
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G. †Helgolandichthys Taverne 1981
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Helgolandichthys schmidi Taverne 1981
G. Hucho Guenther 1866
G. †Leptichthys Stewart 1899
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Leptichthys agilis Stewart 1899
G. Oncorhynchus Suckley 1860 [Pacific salmon]
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Oncorhynchus ketopsis Eiting and Smith 2007
Oncorhynchus rastrosus Cavender and Miller 1972
Oncorhynchus salax Smith 1975
G. Osmerus Forskal 1775
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Osmerus albyi Sauvage 1870
Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz 1842
Osmerus larteti Sauvage 1870
Osmerus propterygius Sauvage 1870
Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage 1870
G. †Rhabdofario Cope 1870
G. †Salmonidarum Unknown
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Salmonidarum acutirostratus Schwarzhans 2003
Subfm. Salmoninae Cuvier 1816
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G. †Eosalmo Wilson 1975
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Eosalmo driftwoodensis Wilson 1977
G. Salvelinus Richardson 1836
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Salvelinus namaycush Walbaum 1792
G. †Smilodonichthys Cavender and Miller 1972 [spike toothed salmon]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available