- Coho salmon - Wikipedia
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch; Karuk: achvuun [1]) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and one of the six Pacific salmon species Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon (or "silvers") and is often sold as medium red salmon [2]
- Coho vs. Sockeye Salmon: Understanding the Difference
Coho are called silver salmon because of their radiant, silvery skin; it’s perhaps not obvious when you’re looking at a coho on its own — but when you set all the species of wild Alaskan salmon side by side, the coho shines bright like a diamond
- Coho Salmon - NOAA Fisheries
Commonly called silver salmon, coho have dark metallic blue or greenish backs with silver sides and a light belly While they are in the ocean, they have small black spots on their back and on the upper lobe of the tail
- Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Discover everything about Coho Salmon, the silver jewel of the Pacific Northwest Learn about their distinct bright red flesh, silvery skin, and unique life cycle that includes an oceanic phase and a remarkable journey back to freshwater streams for spawning
- Coho Salmon Fact Sheet - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Commonly called “Silver Salmon”, Coho in marine environments have dark metallic blue or greenish backs with silver sides and a light belly When they return to freshwater to spawn, adults are dark with reddish-maroon coloration on the sides
- Coho Salmon - Wild Salmon Center
Although coho salmon are broadly distributed across the North Pacific, they form networks of small populations Coho represent approximately 10 percent of the North Pacific commercial catch
- Coho | Salmon, Pacific, Spawning | Britannica
Coho, (Oncorhynchus kisutch), species of salmon, family Salmonidae, prized for food and sport The coho may weigh up to 16 kg (35 pounds) and is recognized by the small spots on the back and upper tail-fin lobe
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