Common name of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
 
Common name King salmon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835); British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier person (generic)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'King' means the fish that leads salmons back to rivers each year (Ref. 2850); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 33291.
 
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