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Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
The sockeye salmon is a species of anadromous fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. Renowned for their striking transformation during spawning, adults develop a bright red body with a green head. Sockeye salmon undertake remarkable migrations, …
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- Some sockeye salmon populations never leave freshwater and spend their entire lives in lakes—these are known as 'kokanee' salmon.
- Sockeye salmon can leap over obstacles more than 2 meters high during their upstream migration. Their name 'sockeye' is derived from a translation of the Halkomelem word 'suk-kegh', meaning 'red fish'. Juvenile sockeye that live in lakes before heading to the sea are called 'kokanee' when they never migrate to the ocean.
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