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2. Chinook salmon - Wikipedia

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   The Chinook salmon / ʃ ɪ ˈ n ʊ k / (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest and most valuable species of Pacific salmon. [2] Its common name is derived from the Chinookan peoples . Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon , Quinnat salmon , Tsumen , spring salmon , chrome hog , Blackmouth , and Tyee salmon .

3. King-of-the-salmon - Wikipedia

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   King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis), is a species of ribbonfish in the family Trachipteridae. Its common name comes from the legends of the Makah people west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca , which hold that this fish leads the salmon annually to their spawning grounds.

4. Salmon - Wikipedia

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   Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are also known in the United States as king salmon or "blackmouth salmon", and as "spring salmon" in British Columbia, Canada. Chinook salmon is the largest of all Pacific salmon, frequently exceeding 6 ft (1.8 m) and 14 kg (30 lb). [ 45 ]

5. Oncorhynchus - Wikipedia

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   Oncorhynchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae, native to coldwater tributaries of the North Pacific basin. The genus contains twelve extant species, namely six species of Pacific salmon and six species of Pacific trout, all of which are migratory (either anadromous or potamodromous) mid-level predatory fish that display natal homing and ...

6. The bird at the center of the worst single-species mortality ...

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   King salmon, whales and crabs are other species grappling with finding their place, he said. While heat waves have affected many species, other populations aren’t substantially impacted ...

7. Salmonidae - Wikipedia

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   Salmonidae (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ d iː /, lit. ' salmon-like ') is a family of ray-finned fish that constitutes the only currently extant family in the order Salmoniformes (/ s æ l ˈ m ɒ n ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /, lit. "salmon-shaped"), consisting of 11 extant genera and over 200 species collectively known as "salmonids" or "salmonoids".

8. List of largest fish - Wikipedia

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   Salmon and allies (Salmoniformes) The Chinook salmon is one of the largest species of salmon. The largest species of salmonid is the taimen (Hucho taimen). The biggest recorded taimen was caught in the Kotui River in Russia, and measured 2.1 m (6.9 ft) and weighed 105 kg (231 lb). [135]

9. Yes, salmon is good for you. But here's why you want to ... - AOL

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   While Americans enjoy many of these Pacific salmon varieties, Atlantic salmon is by far the most popular salmon species consumed in the country, with 90% of the farmed salmon enjoyed here being of ...