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Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792)

Chum salmon
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Common names: 大麻哈魚, 大麻哈鱼, 大麻哈鱼
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Ma, X., X. Bangxi, W. Yindong and W. Mingxue, 2003
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from the provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin (Ref. 51717). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture and extensive stocking in ponds and rivers) (Ref. 55380).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica, Shanghai Natural Museum and Ministry of Agriculture of China, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học


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