Common name of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
 
Common name Chinook salmon
Language English
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2015
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier other/n.a.
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Chinook' from one of the First Nations languages of North America; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 75549, 83882, 95632.
 
Entered by Agustin, Liza Q.
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
Checked by Palomares, Maria Lourdes D.
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