Salmonids
It is important to clarify that the family Salmonidae (Salmonids) belongs to the order Salmoniformes and consists exclusively of fish. In the context of agronomy and plant protection, this biological entity is not a pest of agricultural or ornamental crops. Any classification error may arise from confusion in terminology or attempts to link aquatic organisms with plant pathogens, which is biologically incorrect.
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Brown trout
Salmo trutta
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Common whitefish
Coregonus lavaretus
Cutthroat trout
Salmo clarki
Danube salmon
Hucho hucho
Lake trout
Salvelinus namaycush
Pacific salmon
Oncorhynchus
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow trout
Salmo gairdneri
Rainbow trout
Salmo irideus
Sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Taimen
Hucho
Whitefish
Coregonus fera
Salmonids
The systematic position of this group is defined as follows: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Actinopterygii, Order Salmoniformes, Family Salmonidae. These organisms live exclusively in aquatic environments, primarily in cold freshwater or marine basins of the Northern Hemisphere, and possess no biological mechanisms to feed on terrestrial plant tissues.
The biology and life cycle of salmonids do not involve interactions with agroecosystems. These fish undergo complex migration cycles, developing from eggs in freshwater, passing through the smoltification stage, and migrating to the sea to feed. Their diet consists of small crustaceans, aquatic insect larvae, and smaller fish, meaning no member of this family is capable of damaging the root systems, foliage, or fruits of agricultural crops.
There is no "damage character" associated with salmonids regarding plants. In agriculture, there are no recorded instances where fish of this family have caused economic damage to the agrarian sector. Any claims regarding salmonids as "pests" are pseudoscientific or erroneous interpretations that have no relation to real-world plant protection practices.
Control measures against "pests" are inapplicable in this case, as the object poses no threat to crops. In agronomy, interaction with salmonids can only occur within the framework of aquaponics—a method of cultivation where fish waste products are used as organic fertilizer. In such systems, fish are a beneficial component that promotes the growth of vegetable crops rather than suppressing them.