JOURNAL OF THE
UNITED STATES TROUT FARMERS ASSOCIATION
The Magazine of Cold Water Fishes
Published by
The United States Trout Farmers Association
An International Organization
Salmonid
 Salmonid is
currently published only on a sponsorship basis by the U.S. Trout Farmers Association.
A
index of articles from Salmonid is available including 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997,
1998, 1999
The
Association is not responsible for individual views expressed herein as they may be the
views of the contributors only.
Taxonomists agree that native "Salmo" trouts of northern
Pacific Ocean drainages are more closely allied with Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus) than
with Atlantic and Eurasian Salmo species. Consequently, Oncorhynchus is the accepted
generic name for all native Pacific-drainage trout formerly called Salmo. The rainbow
trout's scientific name, for instance, is Oncorhynchus mykiss rather than
Salmo gairdneri. Scientific names of a number of North American trout
have been affected by the change.
Common names of the trout remain the same. The scientific name changes were implemented by
the American Fisheries Society in 1989.
Salmonids rank among the most important food and recreation fishes in the regions where
they are native. Because they can be artificially spawned,
incubated and raised in captivity they gain another degree of importance. They have been widely introduced into a variety of ecosystems in all parts of
the world.
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