Common name of Oncorhynchus kisutch
 
Common name Coho salmon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Alaska
Locality
Ref. Morrow, J.E., 1980
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier other/n.a.
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Coho', of unknown origin (p. 257 in Ref. 11978); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979).
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