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Sockeye
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus Nerka
Market Names: Salmon, Sockeye, Red, Blueback
Vernacular Names: Red fish, Spring-run Salmon, Summer Sockeye
Description: Alaska Sockeye salmon have dark blue-black backs, silvery sides and white bellies. The average sized Sockeye Salmon is 6-9 pounds and are 4-5 years of age. The Sockeye salmon's flesh is ruby red in color and is the most sought after salmon in Alaska due to it's wonderful flavor and color. The Sockeye salmon accounts is second to the Pink salmon in total run size.
Coho
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus Kisutch
Market Names: Salmon, Coho, Silver, Medium Red
Vernacular Names: Hoopid Salmon, White Salmon, Silver Salmon, Medium Red Salmon
Description: Coho Salmon are bright silver with small black spots on their backs and on the upper part of their caudal fin. The average weight is 6-12 pounds. The flesh of the Coho salmon is light pink and has a very delicate flavor. A very difficult salmon to keep fresh because of it's feeding habits. The flesh tends to soften very quickly unless dressed immediately after being caught.
Of course wild means that it was caught in the wild as opposed to farm raised.
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What are the types of salmon?
Atlantic , Coho , Chum , Sockeye , Pink , Chinook !
What are three different types of salmon that are in Alaska?
Sockeye, coho, pacific.
Chinook sockeye coho and pink are among the Pacific Ocean species of what fish?
Salmon
What are the different kinds of salmon?
Salmon is the name of several fishes of the family Salmonidae.They are found in both north atlantic and pacific oceans. the atlantic ocean species belong to the genes salmo the pacific ocean species belong to the genus oncorhynchus
Do salmon live in groups or alone?
It depends on what type of salmon you are talking about. Pick One: Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, or any other salmon.
What are all the types of salmon?
Chinook, Chum, Coho, Kokanee, Pink, Sockeye see link
What is the difference between a coho and Chinook salmon?
The quickest way to tell the difference between a Chinook (King) and a Coho Salmon is the Chinook has black gums, large spots down its back and on its entire tail fin. The Coho has white gums, smaller spots on its back and on only the top half of its tail.
What kind of fish are in the Columbia river?
There are a variety of fish that live in the Columbia river including salmon and chinook. Coho, steelhead, and sockeye are also found in this river.
What kind of salmon ends in o?
Coho salmon which is also known as silver salmon.
What is a group of salmon called?
A school of salmon is still called salmon. The term "school" refers to the entire group of fish. If there are several different species of salmon in the group, (e.g. coho salmon, sockeye salmon, chum salmon) they may be called "fishes". The salmon specifically are just called salmon.
What are the different varieties of salmon?
* Atlantic salmon or Salmo salar * Cherry salmon or oncorynchus masu or O. masou * Chinook salmon or O. tshawytscha * Chum salmon or O. keta * Coho salmon or O. kisutch * Pink salmon or O. gorbuscha * Sockeye salmon or O. nerka See the related link for more information on salmon
What has the author Dan O Dunaway written?
Dan O. Dunaway has written: 'Surveys of the sockeye salmon sport fishery in the upper Kvichak River, Alaska, 1995' -- subject(s): Statistics, Fishing surveys, Sockeye salmon, Fishing 'Creel surveys on the chinook salmon sport fishery on the lower Nushagak River and mid-Mulchatna River, Alaska, 1991' -- subject(s): Salmon fisheries, Chinook salmon 'Creel and escapement statistics for the Alagnak River, Alaska during 1989' -- subject(s): Statistics, Fishing surveys, Salmon fisheries, Fish populations 'Surveys of the chinook and coho salmon sport fisheries in the Alagnak River, Alaska, 1993' -- subject(s): Statistics, Fishing surveys, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Fishing 'Monitoring the sport fisheries of the Aniak River, Alaska, 1996' -- subject(s): Statistics, Fisheries, Fishing, Fishery management 'Surveys of the chinook and coho salmon sport fisheries in the Kanektok River, Alaska, 1994' -- subject(s): Statistics, Fishing surveys, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Fishing 'Creel surveys on the chinook and coho salmon sport fisheries on the lower Kanektok River, Alaska, 1991' -- subject(s): Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Salmon fisheries
