Common name | Pink salmon |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
Country | Canada |
Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835); Bella Bella (Ref. 51056). |
Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Pink' from Old Dutch 'pinck', i.e., small (source of English 'pinkie', i.e., small finger) (p. 395 in Ref. 11979); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 1998, 4925, 6885, 33291, 51056. |