Common name | Steelhead |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | Alaska (USA) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Morrow, J.E., 1980 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | Refers to the anadromous form, i.e., large silvery fish returning from the sea with the back, top of head and upper sides in steel-blue, blue-green, yellow-green to almost brown color (p. 185 in Ref. 1998). |