The sockeye salmon, also called red salmon, kokanee salmon or blueback salmon, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the northern Pacific Ocean and the rivers that drain into it. It is primarily red in hue during spawning, can grow up to eighty-four centimeters long and weigh two point three to seven kilograms, and its diet consists mainly of zooplankton. Juveniles remain in fresh water until they migrate to the ocean, sometimes over distances of up to sixteen hundred kilometers, and the species is semelparous, dying after spawning, though some populations, called kokanee, never migrate to the ocean and live their entire lives in fresh water.
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1. Wikipedia: Sockeye salmon
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The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it.
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Their diet consists primarily of zooplankton.
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- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "lmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon..."
View the Source2. Sockeye salmon (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q44064 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, habitat (P2974): Marine
Wikidata habitat statement (P2974) resolves to a marine habitat type.
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Oncorhynchus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q133325 (Oncorhynchus)
View the Source 3. FishBase: Oncorhynchus nerka (FishBase)
FishBaseHuman usesQuote, Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums
4. NatureServe Explorer: Oncorhynchus nerka
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
5. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Oncorhynchus nerka (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status: CITESQuote, Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
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