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- proper noun A taxonomic
subfamily within thefamily Salmonidae — thefreshwater whitefish .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The subfamily Coregoninae consists of about 30 species classified in three genera.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The small mouth of whitefishes limits the size of the food items they can consume, but the inconnu or sheefish, a member of the subfamily Coregoninae, is a large to 50 pounds/23 kg, predatory species.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The subfamily Coregoninae consists of about 30 species classified in three genera.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The subfamily Coregoninae consists of about 30 species classified in three genera.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The small mouth of whitefishes limits the size of the food items they can consume, but the inconnu or sheefish, a member of the subfamily Coregoninae, is a large to 50 pounds/23 kg, predatory species.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Compared to the subfamilies Salmoninae and Coregoninae, Thymallinae contains little diversity: one genus and four species.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Several other characteristics set the graylings (subfamily Thymallinae) off from the other subfamilies of the family Salmonidae: the trout and salmon (Salmoninae) and the whitefishes (Coregoninae).
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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