Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,205
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), also known as dog salmon or keta salmon, is a species of anadromous salmonid fish from the genus Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon) native to the coastal rivers of the North Pacific and the Beringian Arctic. The English name "chum salmon" comes from the Chinook Jargon term tsəm, meaning "spotted" or "marked"; while keta in the scientific name comes from Russian, which in turn comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia. In Japan, chum salmon is also known as the white salmon (白鮭 シロサケ, shiro sake), autumn salmon (秋鮭 アキサケ, aki sake) or simply "the salmon"…
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chum salmon”.