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  1. Atlantic Salmon

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    Taxonomy and Phylogeny
    The Atlantic salmon belongs to the order Salmoniformes. Genetic studies suggest that S. salar diverged from the Pacific salmon lineage (Oncorhynchus) approximately 15 million years ago, a divergence characterized by the complete loss of the fifth ceratobranchial arch in the Atlantic species [3]. The subspecies designation is complex; while most wild populations are categorized as S. salar, the landlocked populations, histo…