salmonid

[ sal-muh-nid ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Salmonidae, including the salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefishes.

noun

1. a salmonid fish.

salmonid

/ ˈsælmənɪd /

noun

1. any fish of the family Salmonidiae

Word History and Origins

Origin of salmonid¹

First recorded in 1865–70, salmonid is from the New Latin word Salmonidae name of the family. See salmon, -id ²

Example Sentences

Hood Canal summer-run chum, among 28 salmonids listed under the federal Endangered Species Act, has made an extraordinary comeback thanks to a coordinated restoration strategy between tribes, the federal government and local agencies.

From Seattle Times

In the Skagit, one of the principal harms to listed salmonids is the high stream temperatures that violate water quality standards deemed necessary for salmon survival, wrote Janette Brimmer, a senior attorney for Earthjustice.

From Seattle Times

They fished abundant pike and salmonids from the Amnya River and hunted migrating elk and reindeer with bone and stonetipped spears.

From Science Magazine

They sequenced about 52 million fragments of DNA in total, about half of which were for the four salmonid species of interest.

From Science Daily

For years, Port Gamble S’Klallam didn’t have the money to hire specialists to study what was affecting salmonid species, said Jeromy Sullivan, chair of the tribe.

From Seattle Times