Common name of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
 
Common name Chinook salmon
Language English
Type FAO Old
Official trade name No
Rank 4 - (Less common name)
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2022
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.
 
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