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Pacific Salmon

This list is given in the form "common name" "Genus species". For a more detailed description and identification techniques, follow the links.

Chum - Oncorhynchus keta


Male chum salmon


Female chum salmon

Coho - Oncorhynchus kisutch


Male coho salmon


Female coho salmon

Chinook - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha


Male chinook salmon


Female chinook salmon

Sockeye (Kokanee) - Oncorhynchus nerka


Male Sockeye (Kokanee)


Female Sockeye (Kokanee)

Above photos from Inland Fishes of Washington by Whitney and Wydoski, ©copyright 1979 University of Washington Press.

Pink - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

For a more scientific way on how to distinguish between the species of salmonids try our Key to the Species of the Family Salmonidae.

Local Rivers with Pacific Salmon Species
  • Lower Green River
  • Birkenhead River
  • Lower Cheakamus River
  • Lillooet River
  • Squamish River
  • Ashulu River
  • Mamquam River
  • Pitt River
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