Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: order
Salmoniformes: family
Salmonidae: genus
Salmo: species
Salmo salar

Name

Synonyms: Salmo brevipes Smitt, 1883; Salmo caerulescens Schmidt, 1795; Salmo gloverii Girard, 1854; Salmo goedenii Bloch, 1784; Salmo gracilis Couch, 1865; Salmo hamatus Cuvier, 1829; Salmo hardinii Günther, 1866; Salmo nobilis Olafsen, 1772; Salmo nobilis Pallas, 1814; Salmo ocla Nilsson, 1832; Salmo renatus Lacepède, 1803; Salmo rilla Lacepède, 1803; Salmo salar biennis Berg, 1912; Salmo salar brevipes Smitt, 1883; Salmo salar europaeus Payne, Child & Forrest, 1971; Salmo salar lacustris Hardin, 1862; Salmo salar nobilis Smitt, 1895; Salmo salar ouananiche McCarthy, 1894; Salmo salar saimensis Seppovaara, 1962; Salmo salar sebago Girard, 1853
Homonyms: Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Alabalik atlantik in Turkish; Amerikanskiy atlanticheskiy losos' in language.; An bradán in Irish; Atlanterhavslaks in Danish; Atlanterhavslaks in language.; Atlantic Salmon in English; Atlantic Salmon in English; Atlantic salmon in language.; Atlantic salmon in English; Atlantic salmon in language.; Atlantic salmon in English; Atlantik alabalığı in Turkish; Atlantische zalm in Dutch; Atlantischer Lachs in German; Atlantischer Salmón in German; Atlantischer salmon in language.; Atlantischer salmón in German; Atlantisk laks in language.; Atlantisk laks in Danish; Atlantisk laks in Danish; Atlantski losos in Slovenian; Bay Salmon in English; Black Salmon in English; Black salmon in English; Bradan in Irish; Breeder in English; Caplin-scull Salmon in English; Common Atlantic Salmon in English; Common Atlantic salmon in English; Drooggezouten gekruide zalm in Dutch; Echter Lachs in German; Fiddler in English; Grayling in English; Grilse in English; Grilse in English; Grilt in English; Gullspångslax in Swedish; Hengst in Dutch; Hoplax in Icelandic; Ijle zalm in Dutch; Ijle zalm in language.; Jacobzalm in language.; Jacobzalm in Dutch; Jacobzalm in Dutch; Kelt in English; Kelt in English; Kippered Salmon in English; Kutenut lohi in Finnish; Lachs in German; Lachs in German

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