General information |
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| Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 | ||
| Common name | Atlantic salmon | |
| Synonyms |
Trutta salar (Linnaeus, 1758) Salmo nobilis Olafsen, 1772 Salmo goedenii Bloch, 1784 Salmo strom Bonnaterre, 1788 Salmo salmulus Walbaum, 1792 Salmo caerulescens Schmidt, 1795 Salmo renatus Lacepede, 1803 Salmo rilla Lacepede, 1803 Salmo nobilis Pallas, 1814 Salmo hamatus Cuvier, 1829 Salmo ocla Nilsson, 1832 Salmo salmo Valenciennes, 1848 Salmo sebago Girard, 1853 Salmo salar sebago Girard, 1853 Salmo gloverii Girard, 1854 Salmo salar lacustris Hardin, 1862 Trutta salar relicta Malmgren, 1863 Trutta relicta Malmgren, 1863 Salmo gracilis Couch, 1865 Salmo hardinii Gunther, 1866 Salmo brevipes Smitt, 1883 Salmo salar brevipes Smitt, 1883 Salmo salar tasmanicus Johnston, 1889 Salmo salar ouananiche McCarthy, 1894 Salmo salar nobilis Smitt, 1895 Salmo salar biennis Berg, 1912 Salmo salar brevipes relictus Berg, 1932 Salmo salar saimensis Seppovaara, 1962 Salmo salar europaeus Payne, Child & Forrest, 1971 |
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| IUCN Red List status (2014) | Least Concern (LC) |
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| Habitat | Freshwater |
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| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Protacanthopterygii; Salmoniformes; Salmonidae. |
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| Geographical distribution | Indonesia; Israel; Jordan; Turkey; Russia; Australia; New Zealand; South Africa; UK; Germany; France; Spain; Portugal; Italy; Greece; Norway; Sweden; Denmark; Iceland; Ireland; Greenland; Finland; Belgium; Netherlands; USA; Canada; Brazil; Argentina; Chile; Falkland Islands; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Estonia; Faroe Islands; Isle of Man; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Slovakia; Switzerland |
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| Occurrence | Not established: Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, South Africa, Greece, Brazil, Falkland Islands, Cyprus Extirpated: Turkey, Czech Republic, Switzerland Native: Russia, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, Canada, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Isle of Man, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia Introduced: Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile |
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| Importance | ||
| Remarks | Model species |
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Karyological information |
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| Geographical area of study | Chaleur-Bay district in eastern Canada | |
| Source of chromosomes | Kidney, testes & ovaries |
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| Number of specimens with sex | 07 males & females |
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| Diploid chromosome number | 58 |
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| Karyotype formula | 16m+42t |
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| Fundamental arm number | 74 |
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| Chromosome length | Not reported |
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| Sex chromosome | Not reported |
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| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH | Not reported |
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| Reference(s) |
Nygren A, Nilsson B, Jahnke M (1972). Cytological studies in Atlantic salmon from Canada, in hybrids between Atlantic salmon from Canada and Sweden and in hybrids between Atlantic salmon and sea trout. Hereditas, 70: 295-306. |
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