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unusual facts about Chinook salmon


June hogs

In the parlance of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, June hogs were the largest Chinook salmon caught in the summer migratory runs of the fish.


California Coastal Conservancy

The goals of this project are to restore large patches of tidal marsh that support a wide variety of fish, wildlife and plants, including special status mammals and water birds - specifically the salt marsh harvest mouse, California Clapper Rail, and Black Rail, endangered fish - specifically the Delta smelt, Sacramento splittail, steelhead trout and Chinook salmon, and aquatic animals.

Oncorhynchus

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792)Chinook salmon, blackmouth, black salmon, chub salmon, Columbia River salmon, hookbill salmon, king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon, Tyee salmon, winter salmon


see also

Stein Valley Nlaka'pamux Heritage Park

The Stein River contains Dolly Varden char, rainbow trout and Rocky Mountain whitefish, as well as steelhead trout, coho, pink and chinook salmon.