salmo
サケ属の魚
解説 Definition
サケ属のサケ類の魚。特にサケ科に属する淡水および海水魚を指します。
Salmo is a genus in the salmon family that includes the Atlantic salmon and various trout species native chiefly to the North Atlantic region and nearby freshwater systems. The name is used in scientific classification rather than as a general term for every salmonid fish.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Salmo は日常語よりも生物分類で使うサケ科の属名で、通常は Salmo と大文字にし、salmon「サケ」と結び付ける。この属には大西洋サケや複数のマス類が含まれる。species of Salmo、the genus Salmo の形と、川を遡上するサケ類の姿をまとめて覚える。
Connect Salmo with the familiar word salmon, but remember that Salmo is a scientific genus, not a general name for all salmon and trout. Picture a biological classification label covering the Atlantic salmon and several trout species. In formal writing, genus names are capitalized and are often italicized, as in the genus Salmo or species of Salmo. The traditional association with fish that leap while moving through rivers can provide an additional image, but the most reliable memory link is Salmo → salmon family → one specific genus.
例文
Salmo trout species are important for commercial fishing.
サルモマス種は商業的な漁業に重要です。
The salmo salmon migrates between freshwater and ocean.
サルモサケは淡水と海の間を移動します。
Salmo fish populations are carefully managed by conservation efforts.
サルモ魚の個体群は保全努力によって慎重に管理されています。
salmo の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 salmo（鮭）に由来し、salire（跳ぶ）と関連するとされる。産卵のために川を遡上し跳躍する習性から名付けられた。関連語: salmon（サケ）、salmonid（サケ科の魚）。魚の行動そのものが属名になった好例。
The genus name Salmo comes directly from Latin salmo, meaning “salmon.” It is traditionally associated with Latin salire, “to leap,” in reference to the conspicuous jumping behavior of salmon during migration, although the exact historical derivation is not completely certain. The same Latin fish name underlies English salmon and scientific terms such as salmonid. In modern taxonomy, Salmo is a formal genus name within the family Salmonidae.
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