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How many species of Pacific salmon are there?
Pacific
salmon is a generic term used to describe those members of
the genus Oncorhynchus that die after spawning. At present,
there are seven species commonly referred to as Pacific salmon.
There are five species that occur on both sides of the Pacific
Ocean:
Chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) a.k.a. king salmon
chum
salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) a.k.a. dog salmon
coho
salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) a.k.a. silver salmon,
pink
salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) a.k.a. humpback salmon,
sockeye
salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) a.k.a. red salmon.
Two species occur
only in Asia:
Masu Salmon (Oncorhynchus
masou) a.k.a. yamame, and
Amago
Salmon (Oncorhynchus rhodurus) a.k.a. biwamasu.
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