Sockeye salmon

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Pacific salmon anadromous fish species of fish

Sockeye salmon is a species of Pacific salmon known for its bright red spawning coloration, long-distance migrations from ocean to freshwater rivers, and high commercial and ecological importance.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sockeye salmon canonical 6
Oncorhynchus nerka 2
kokanee salmon 2

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific salmon ⓘ
anadromous fish ⓘ
species of fish ⓘ
ageAtMaturity 3 to 5 years ⓘ
averageOceanLength about 60 centimeters ⓘ
averageWeight 2 to 3 kilograms ⓘ
binomialName Sockeye salmon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Oncorhynchus nerka
bodyColoration blue-tinged body with silver sides in the ocean phase ⓘ
bright red body with green head in spawning phase ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName blueback salmon ⓘ
kokanee (for landlocked form) ⓘ
red salmon ⓘ
sockeye salmon ⓘ
describedBy Walbaum ⓘ
diet insects (in freshwater) ⓘ
krill ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
family Salmonidae ⓘ
fishedBy commercial fisheries ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ
subsistence fisheries ⓘ
genus Oncorhynchus ⓘ
hasIUCNStatus Least Concern (global) ⓘ
hasLifeHistoryType anadromous ⓘ
landlocked (kokanee) ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
knownFor bright red spawning coloration ⓘ
high commercial importance ⓘ
high ecological importance ⓘ
long-distance migrations ⓘ
lifespan about 4 to 5 years ⓘ
majorFisheryRegion Bristol Bay ⓘ
surface form: Bristol Bay, Alaska
maximumLength about 84 centimeters ⓘ
maximumWeight about 7 kilograms ⓘ
migratesFrom ocean ⓘ
migratesTo freshwater spawning grounds ⓘ
nativeTo Bering Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Pacific Ocean

Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Northwest of the United States

coastal waters of Alaska ⓘ
coastal waters of British Columbia ⓘ
Eastern Siberia ⓘ
surface form: eastern Russia

northern Japan ⓘ
order Salmoniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
postSpawningBehavior adults die after spawning ⓘ
preyedUponBy bears ⓘ
eagles ⓘ
humans ⓘ
orcas ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
seals ⓘ
product canned salmon ⓘ
fresh fillets ⓘ
frozen fillets ⓘ
smoked salmon ⓘ
reproduction external fertilization in gravel nests (redds) ⓘ
richIn high-quality protein ⓘ
omega-3 fatty acids ⓘ
spawningSeason early autumn ⓘ
summer ⓘ
spawnsIn freshwater rivers ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
supports nutrient transport from ocean to freshwater ecosystems ⓘ
subsidies for riparian forests via carcasses ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
dams and migration barriers ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
usedFor human food ⓘ
yearDescribed 1792 ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser River → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Copper River → fishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
this entity surface form: sockeye salmon
Bass Lake → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
this entity surface form: kokanee salmon
Blue Mesa Reservoir → fishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
this entity surface form: kokanee salmon
Brooks Camp → wildlifeSpeciesObserved → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
this entity surface form: sockeye salmon
Situk River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Sockeye salmon → binomialName → Sockeye salmon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oncorhynchus nerka
Salmon → includesSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Elwha River → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Pacific salmon → includesSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Oncorhynchus nerka
Aniak River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Harrison River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ