Common name | Humpback salmon |
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 | behavior |
1st modifier | morphology |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'King' means the fish that leads salmons back to rivers each year (Ref. 2850); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). |