Common name | Chinook salmon |
Language | English |
Type | FAO Old |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
Country | Global |
Locality | |
Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | other/n.a. |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Chinook' from one of the First Nations languages of North America; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 75549, 83882, 95632. |