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Order Ray-finned fishes 🍽️ 40 Edible 🎣 40 Game Fish

Salmons and trouts

Salmoniformes

An order of ray-finned fish that includes the salmon, trout, pike, and smelt families.

Families
1
Species
304
Max Length
200 cm
Max Weight
105.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.55
Threatened
12

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Actinopterygii
Ray-finned fishes
Order
Salmoniformes
Salmons and trouts
Family
Salmonidae
Salmons, trouts, chars, and whitefish

🌐 Geographic Distribution

United States
23 spp.
Canada
23 spp.
Sweden
17 spp.
France
16 spp.
Germany
16 spp.
United Kingdom
15 spp.
Russia
15 spp.
Netherlands
15 spp.
Belgium
15 spp.
Finland
14 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
40%
2
omnivore
40%
2
piscivore
20%
1
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
375 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
206
🔄 Diadromous
38

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
EN
CR
EX
Least Concern 70
Near Threatened 5
Vulnerable 50
Endangered 25
Critically Endangered 21
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 18
Data Deficient 9

🍽️ Nutrition & Mercury Safety

Edible Species
4
Avg Mercury
0.06
ppm · Low
Avg Omega-3
930
mg / serving