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Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

To 30" (76 cm); 14 lb (6.3 kg). Elongate, moderately compressed. Back steel blue to blue-green, with large black spots; black spots on adipose and caudal fins. Breeding males pale red, with olive to brown blotches; head and back darker; hump on back; ...… read more

Chum Salmon, Dog Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta

To 3'4" (1 m); 35 lb (16 kg). Elongate, compressed, streamlined. Back steel blue; sides silvery; back, upper sides, and dorsal, adipose, and caudal fins finely speckled with black; anal and pelvic fins white-tipped. Spawning adults brownish red on sides, ...… read more

Coho Salmon, Silver Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch

To 3'3" (99 cm). Elongate, fusiform, moderately compressed; blue-green above, silvery-white below; irregular dark spots on back and sometimes on upper lobe of caudal fin. Gums at base of teeth white or gray. Adipose fin present; striations on caudal ...… read more

Sockeye Salmon, Red Salmon, Kokanee
Oncorhynchus nerka

To 33" (84 cm). Elongate, fusiform, moderately compressed. Marine coloration: bluish-green above, silvery below, with fine speckling but no spots. Freshwater coloration: bright red, head pale green; females may have green and yellow blotches. Snout ...… read more

Chinook Salmon, King Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

To 4'10" (1.6 m); 126 lbs (57.2 kg). Elongate, fusiform. Marine coloration: greenish-blue to black above, silvery-white below, oblong, black spots on back and entire caudal fin; very dark overall in fresh water. Gums at base of teeth black. Adipose ...… read more

Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar

To 4'5" (1.3 m); 79 1/8 lbs (35.9 kg). Elongate, moderately compressed; adults brownish above, sides silvery, with numerous small, black spots, sometimes X-shaped, without halos, on head, body, and dorsal fin; males have red patches on sides; young ...… read more

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