Common Names Summary - Oncorhynchus keta
Common name of Oncorhynchus keta
 
Common name Chum salmon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Territory Russia / Russian Federation
Locality
Ref. Berg, L.S., 1962
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'chum' probably from Chinook (North American indigenous language) jargon, i.e., spots, writing (p. 240 in 11978)
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