members of the fish family “Salmonidae,” including salmon, trout and chars.

The official biological term for all species of salmon (species Oncorhynchus), which includes such species as Chinook and Coho salmon, and Steelhead trout. Salmonids spend most of their life at sea, but spawn in freshwater, using rivers and streams as their spawning grounds. (Click here for detailed information on salmonid ecology and restoration)