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    • Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University　IMAMURA Hisashi

      Salmon and trout are the common names for fish of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae, of which about 15 species are known from Japan. Taxonomically, there is no clear distinction between fish called “salmon” and those called “trout”. There are genuine “salmon” (chum salmon), but no “trout”. In this lecture, I will introduce mainly Japanese salmon and trout species from a taxonomic point of view and explain their phylogenetic evolution.

    • 鮭: salmon 鱒: trout

      サケとマス: salmon and trout

      種とは: what is species

      系統分類学: phylogenetic taxonomy


    • “Salmon and trout” is the generic name for the subfamily Salmoninae (about 120 species worldwide, about 15 species in Japan).

      There are 4 genera in Japan.


    • This lecture will mainly introduce Japanese salmon and trout species and explain their phylogenetic evolution.


    • 【Related course】Fish taxonomy URL