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Salmon

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Definition: Fish of the genera ONCORHYNCHUS and Salmo in the family SALMONIDAE. They are anadromous game fish, frequenting the coastal waters of both the North Atlantic and Pacific. They are known for their gameness as a sport fish and for the quality of their flesh as a table fish. (Webster, 3d ed).  genera Oncorhynchus and Salmo may be either salmon or trout; check text; canned salmon   
Examples Oncorhynchus; Salmo salar 		Other names Salmon, Sockeye; Salmon, Pink; Salmon, Chinook; Salmo salmo; Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; Oncorhynchus nerka; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Sockeye Salmon; Pink Salmon; Chinook Salmon
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
cardiac natriuretic peptide, Salmo salar  0   *Fish Proteins *Natriuretic Peptides Salmon. Endocrinology 2000 Feb;141(2):731-40
gonadotropin- pituitary, beta-subunit I, salmon  119418-92-7   *Gonadotropins, Pituitary Salmon. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1988;71(3):438
salmon oil  68991-43-5   *Fish Oils Salmon. Trans Assoc Am Physicians 1980;93:141

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