| Common name | Quinnat salmon |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | other/n.a. |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). |