Stealhead are Salmon

[danr55]

Steelhead
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Steelhead are the anadromous (migrating) version of rainbow trout.

Sorry ya'll....According to the experts, they be Trout not salmon.

 

[Ten Bears]

salm·on (săm'ən)
n., pl. salmon or -ons.
Any of various large food and game fishes of the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus, of northern waters, having delicate pinkish flesh and characteristically swimming from salt to fresh water to spawn.
A moderate, light, or strong yellowish pink to a moderate reddish orange or light orange.
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steel·head (stēl'hĕd')
n.
The anadromous variety of the rainbow trout , having silvery, unstriped sides.
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Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792)
Family: Salmonidae (Salmonids) , subfamily: Salmoninae picture (Onmyk_u1.jpg) by Keeley, E.R.

In print, the SuperKingdom through Genus will appear Capitalized and Italicized while the species (sp. or spp.) will appear lower case and italicized. This is done in order to create a universal "name" for each species of animal, plant, bug, etc...
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This list is given in the form "common name" and "Genus species". For more information on each fish species, click on the species name.

Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss
Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma
Cutthroat trout Salmo clarki
Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Sockeye Salmon or Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka
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trout (trout)
n., pl. trout or trouts.

Any of various freshwater or anadromous food and game fishes of the family Salmonidae, especially of the genera Salmo and Salvelinus , usually having a streamlined, speckled body with small scales.
Any of various similar but unrelated fishes, such as the troutperch.
http://www.answers.com/topic/trout

DANR, much like the steelhead are salmon debate; steelhaed are salmon, but not all salmon are steelhead, rainbow trout are salmon, but not all salmon are trout. Or, do you have a link to a definition that says trout are excluded from being salmon?

 

[Delw]

red fish blue fish one fish two fish, looks to me like they are all fish, so why not take them all.
This had got to be the most stupidest post in SI ok well running a close 2nd'd


Delw

 

[jeager]

Ocean-run trout are called Steelies on this westcoast. They are called Atlantic Salmon over there.

 

[pa mt man]

I though steelhead and atlantic salmon were different. Last time I fished in NY the possession limits were 3 salmoniods 15 inches long,(coho,chinook,brown trout and steelhead). Laketrout had a slot,25 to 30 inches and had to go back. Atlantic salmon had to be 24 inches long. I didn't fish last year so the limits might have changed.

 

[Washington Hunter]

I've never heard of Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead being the same either.

But then what do I know...I've never seen an Atlantic Salmon.

 

[WH's OutdoorsChick]

HAHAHA

Can not beleive this topic is still going

 

[Delw]

Alantic salmon are basically is like a silver salmon but on the eastren side of the usa, I never heard them called steel head before.

Delw

 

[Ten Bears]

They all taste good after a trip through the smoker.

I never expected BUZZ or MATTy to admit they were mistaken.

 

[ELKCHSR]

I never expected BUZZ or MATTy to admit they were mistaken.

That would be sacralidge to show such a weekness.