Common name of Oncorhynchus keta
 
Common name Salmon 'chum'
Language Spanish
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Spain
Locality
Ref. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Chum' probably from Chinook (North American indigenous language) jargon, i.e., spots, writing (p. 240 in 11978); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979).
 
Entered by Cruz, Tess
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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