Common name of Oncorhynchus nerka
 
Common name Salmón rojo
Language Spanish
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2015
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'rojo', i.e., red'; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 82178 ,87040, 90062, 93840, 95632.
 
Entered by Froese, Rainer
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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