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Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792)

Sockeye salmon
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Common names: Blueback, Gyi'aL, Hisit
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: FAO, 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Fisheries Branch, 1994
Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Kokanee occurs naturally in Yukon Territory (Alsek River) and British Columbia; transplanted into other provinces (Ref. 52559). Landlocked populations are found in Yukon Territory and British Columbia (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 27436, 95143, 95146, 95147, 125578. Status of threat of Sakinaw Lake population: endangered. Criteria: 1,2,3,4,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.ncr.dfo.ca/home_e.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names ชื่อสามัญ | ชื่อพ้อง | Catalog of Fishes(สกุล, ชนิด) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335);  nerka: nerka which is the Russian name for the anadromous form (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

เกี่ยวกับทะเล,น้ำเค็ม; น้ำจืด; กร่อย; ปลาที่อพยพจากแหล่งน้ำเค็มไปวางไข่ในแหล่งน้ำจืด (Ref. 51243); ระดับความลึก 0 - 250 m (Ref. 50550).   Temperate; 0°C - 25°C (Ref. 35682); 72°N - 42°N, 130°E - 109°W (Ref. 117423)

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