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Salmo gairdnerii
Synonym for Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)

  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
No
  Status  
Synonym
  Status details  
junior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
West coast, sea-run fish (Steelhead).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Latin, salmo, Plinius = salmon (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Named after Dr. M. Gairdner, naturalist with the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver, Washington (Ref. 6885).
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
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