Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

ΑγγλικάDistinguished by the small black spots on the back and on the upper and lower lobes of the caudal fin, and the black gums of the lower jaw (Ref. 27547). Body fusiform, streamlined, noticeably laterally compressed in large adults, somewhat deeper than other species (Ref. 6885). Gill rakers wide-spaced and rough; pelvic fins with axillary process (Ref. 27547). Fish in the sea are dark greenish to blue black on top of head and back, silvery to white on the lower sides and belly; numerous small, dark spots along back and upper sides and on both lobes of caudal; gum line of lower jaw black (Ref. 27547). In fresh water, with the approach of the breeding condition, the fish change to olive brown, red or purplish, the color change being more marked in males than in females (Ref. 27547).

• Salmo quinnat Richardson, 1836
• Oncorhynchus tshawytsha (Walbaum, 1792)
• Salmo orientalis Pallas, 1814
• Salmo tschawytscha Walbaum, 1792
• Salmo tschawytscha Bloch & Schneider, 1801
• Oncorhynchus cooperi (Suckley, 1861)
• Salmo warreni Suckley, 1861
• Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Walbaum, 1792)
• Salmo richardi Suckley, 1861
• Salmo richardii Suckley, 1861
• Salmo cooperi Suckley, 1861
• Oncorhynchus chouicha Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
• Salmo tshawytscha Walbaum, 1792