Coho salmon

Coho salmon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species:
O. kisutch
Binomial name
Oncorhynchus kisutch
(Walbaum, 1792)

The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; Karuk: achvuun[1]) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and one of the five Pacific salmon species. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon (or "silvers") and is often sold as medium red salmon.[2] The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name kizhuch (кижуч).

  1. ^ Gehr, Susan; Bright. Karuk Dictionary.
  2. ^ LaDonna Rose Gundersen (2012-07-18). "Shelf Life of Canned Salmon". LaDonna Rose. Retrieved 2024-06-28.

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