Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Not assessedFishcarnivore
The Chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, is a large fish found in the Pacific Ocean. It’s highly prized for its size and value, earning it the nickname 'king' among salmon species.
- The Chinook salmon is the largest species of Pacific salmon.
- Its name comes from the Chinookan peoples.
- It’s also called king salmon, spring salmon, or tyee salmon.
OceanFreshwaterNorth AmericaArctic
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- Classification
- Fish
- Scientific name
- Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
- Habitat
- Ocean, Freshwater
- Regions in this directory
- North America, Arctic
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
