Bony fish
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Also known as: Autumn Salmon, Calico Salmon, Chum, Dog Salmon, Fall Salmon, Keta, Keta Salmon, Ordog Salmon, Pacific Salmon, Pink Salmon, Qualla, Silverbrite Salmon, Summer Chum, White Salmon
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Autumn Salmon
- Calico Salmon
- Chum
- Dog Salmon
- Fall Salmon
- Keta
- Keta Salmon
- Ordog Salmon
- Pacific Salmon
- Pink Salmon
- Qualla
- Silverbrite Salmon
- Summer Chum
- White Salmon
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Overview
Found in schools, in coastal streams, estuaries and the ocean.
Juveniles found in estuaries before migrating to the open sea.
Widespread North Pacific
The name chum comes from a Chinook Jargon word meaning spotted or marked.
Salmonidae start their lives in rivers they then move to the sea where they spend most of their lives before returning to the rivers to spawn and then die!
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Northwest Pacific, Northeast Pacific
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Adult photos 1
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More in the family
Salmonids (Salmonidae)
