sockeye salmon

English

spawning sockeye salmon
males (redder) and females

Noun

sockeye salmon (plural sockeye salmon)

A salmon of the species Oncorhynchus nerka.

Synonyms

(Oncorhynchus nerka): red salmon, blueback salmon

Translations

Oncorhynchus nerka

Finnish: punalohi

Russian: не́рка (ru) f (nérka)

Further reading

sockeye salmon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Oncorhynchus nerka on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Oncorhynchus nerka on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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