Chinook salmon
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Chinook salmon is a large, anadromous Pacific salmon species prized for its ecological importance, commercial value, and rich, flavorful flesh.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| chinook salmon | 2 |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | 1 |
| Pacific salmon | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
anadromous fish ⓘ fish species ⓘ |
| bodyColor |
blue-green back
ⓘ
silver sides ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commercialUse |
canned fish
ⓘ
fresh fillets ⓘ seafood ⓘ |
| commonName |
Chinook salmon
self-link
ⓘ
king salmon ⓘ spring salmon ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | varies by population ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
featured in subsistence and ceremonial fisheries
ⓘ
important to Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
smaller fish ⓘ squid ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
black spots on back and tail
ⓘ
large size among Pacific salmon ⓘ |
| family | Salmonidae ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
commercial trolling
ⓘ
gillnetting ⓘ recreational angling ⓘ |
| genus | Oncorhynchus ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal rivers
ⓘ
freshwater streams ⓘ marine waters ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | anadromous ⓘ |
| managedBy | fisheries management agencies ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 150 centimeters ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 50 kilograms ⓘ |
| migratesTo | ocean ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Asian Pacific coast
ⓘ
Pacific coast of North America ⓘ
surface form:
North American Pacific coast
Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
|
| order | Salmoniformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem |
nutrient source for river ecosystems
ⓘ
prey for bears ⓘ prey for orcas ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Chinook salmon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
|
| spawnsIn | freshwater rivers ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
dams blocking migration ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| valuedFor |
high omega-3 content
ⓘ
rich fatty flesh ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
chinook salmon
this entity surface form:
Pacific salmon
this entity surface form:
chinook salmon
this entity surface form:
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha