Common name | Coho 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. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | other/n.a. |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Coho', of unknown origin (p. 257 in Ref. 11978); '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. |