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Preferred Name

char
Synonyms

Salvelinus Richardson, 1836

charr

salvelinus spp.

Definitions

A genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". Salvelinus is a member of the subfamily Salmoninae within the family Salmonidae. The genus has a northern circumpolar distribution, and most of its members are typically cold-water fish that primarily inhabit fresh waters. Many species also migrate to the sea.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03414051

alternative term

Salvelinus Richardson, 1836

charr

salvelinus spp.

database_cross_reference

http://eol.org/pages/5158

http://www.langual.org/langual_thesaurus.asp?termid=B4051

definition_source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvelinus

has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000122

has_exact_synonym

charr

salvelinus spp.

has_narrow_synonym

Salvelinus Richardson, 1836

IAO_0000117

Damion Dooley

label

char

prefixIRI

FOODON:03414051

prefLabel

char

textual definition

A genus of salmonid fish often called char or charr; some species are called "trout". Salvelinus is a member of the subfamily Salmoninae within the family Salmonidae. The genus has a northern circumpolar distribution, and most of its members are typically cold-water fish that primarily inhabit fresh waters. Many species also migrate to the sea.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FOODON_03413807

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