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Kokanee Salmon or Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792)
41.5182, -111.715
Field Notes
Description:
This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to 84 cm in length and weigh 2.3 to 7 kg.
Habitat:
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) — also called red salmon or blueback salmon in the United States — 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.
Notes:
Yearly run of the Kokanee salmon near Porcupine reservoir.
Reference Links:
Sockeye salmon
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PublishedDecember 2, 2015
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