Cherry salmon
E768004
The cherry salmon is a species of Pacific salmon native to East Asian rivers and coastal waters, valued both as a game fish and a food fish.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
fish species ⓘ |
| authority | (Brevoort, 1856) ⓘ |
| binomialName | Oncorhynchus masou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyShape | streamlined ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialImportance | regional fisheries ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important in Japanese cuisine ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
small fish ⓘ terrestrial insects ⓘ |
| distribution | Northwest Pacific Ocean drainages ⓘ |
| family | Salmonidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Oncorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ |
| hasColoration |
reddish or cherry-colored markings during spawning
ⓘ
silver body with spots ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
cherry salmon
ⓘ
masu ⓘ masu salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ yamame (for non-anadromous form) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespan | several years ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
anadromous
ⓘ
some populations are landlocked ⓘ |
| migratesTo | coastal marine waters ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
East Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Salmoniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preparedAsFood |
grilled fish dishes
ⓘ
salted and dried products ⓘ sashimi (in some regions) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
chinook salmon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
chum salmon ⓘ coho salmon ⓘ pink salmon ⓘ sockeye salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | lays eggs in gravel nests (redds) ⓘ |
| spawnsIn | freshwater rivers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs |
food fish
ⓘ
game fish ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.