Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,291
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to 84 cm (2 ft 9 in) in length and weigh 2.3 to 7 kg (5–15 lb).
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sockeye salmon”.