Sockeye salmon

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Sockeye salmon is a species of Pacific salmon known for its bright red spawning coloration, long-distance migrations from ocean to freshwater rivers, and high commercial and ecological importance.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Sockeye salmon canonical 16
kokanee salmon 6
sockeye salmon 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific salmon ⓘ
anadromous fish ⓘ
species of fish ⓘ
ageAtMaturity 3 to 5 years ⓘ
averageOceanLength about 60 centimeters ⓘ
averageWeight 2 to 3 kilograms ⓘ
binomialName Oncorhynchus nerka ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
bodyColoration blue-tinged body with silver sides in the ocean phase ⓘ
bright red body with green head in spawning phase ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName blueback salmon ⓘ
kokanee (for landlocked form) ⓘ
red salmon ⓘ
sockeye salmon ⓘ
describedBy Walbaum ⓘ
diet insects (in freshwater) ⓘ
krill ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ
zooplankton ⓘ
family Salmonidae ⓘ
fishedBy commercial fisheries ⓘ
recreational fisheries ⓘ
subsistence fisheries ⓘ
genus Oncorhynchus ⓘ
hasIUCNStatus Least Concern (global) ⓘ
hasLifeHistoryType anadromous ⓘ
landlocked (kokanee) ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
knownFor bright red spawning coloration ⓘ
high commercial importance ⓘ
high ecological importance ⓘ
long-distance migrations ⓘ
lifespan about 4 to 5 years ⓘ
majorFisheryRegion Bristol Bay, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Bay
maximumLength about 84 centimeters ⓘ
maximumWeight about 7 kilograms ⓘ
migratesFrom ocean ⓘ
migratesTo freshwater spawning grounds ⓘ
nativeTo Bering Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Alaska ⓘ
North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Ocean

Pacific Northwest of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Pacific Northwest

coastal waters of Alaska ⓘ
coastal waters of British Columbia ⓘ
eastern Russia ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Siberia

northern Japan ⓘ
order Salmoniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
postSpawningBehavior adults die after spawning ⓘ
preyedUponBy bears ⓘ
eagles ⓘ
humans ⓘ
orcas ⓘ
sea lions ⓘ
seals ⓘ
product canned salmon ⓘ
fresh fillets ⓘ
frozen fillets ⓘ
smoked salmon ⓘ
reproduction external fertilization in gravel nests (redds) ⓘ
richIn high-quality protein ⓘ
omega-3 fatty acids ⓘ
spawningSeason early autumn ⓘ
summer ⓘ
spawnsIn freshwater rivers ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
supports nutrient transport from ocean to freshwater ecosystems ⓘ
subsidies for riparian forests via carcasses ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
dams and migration barriers ⓘ
habitat degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
usedFor human food ⓘ
yearDescribed 1792 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fraser River → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Copper River → fishSpecies → sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Bass Lake → hasFishSpecies → kokanee salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Blue Mesa Reservoir → fishSpecies → kokanee salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Brooks Camp → wildlifeSpeciesObserved → sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Situk River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Sockeye salmon → binomialName → Oncorhynchus nerka ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Salmon → includesSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Elwha River → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Pacific salmon → includesSpecies → Oncorhynchus nerka ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Aniak River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Harrison River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Oncorhynchus → includesTaxon → Oncorhynchus nerka ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Bulkley River → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Kispiox River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Gulkana River → fishSpecies → sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Camanche Reservoir → fishSpecies → kokanee salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Machine → notableRival → Sockeye ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Cle Elum Lake → fishSpecies → kokanee salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Talkeetna River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Okanogan/Okanagan watershed → supportsSpecies → kokanee salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Brooks Falls → hasSpecies → sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Nanaimo River → hasFishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Cherry salmon → relatedTo → sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Stamp River → fishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Kitimat River → fishSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Somass River → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Fraser River basin → supportsSpecies → Sockeye salmon ⓘ
Copper River salmon → hasVariety → Copper River sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Strawberry Reservoir → fishSpecies → kokanee salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon
Lake Tazawa → introducedSpecies → sockeye salmon ⓘ
linked to: Sockeye salmon