Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 4,085
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and one of the six Pacific salmon species. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon (or "silvers") and is often sold as medium red salmon. "Coho" was borrowed into English from the word k̓ʷə́xʷəθ, the species' name in the downriver dialect of the Halkomelem language spoken in Vancouver.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Coho salmon”.