Chinook salmon

The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is the largest species in the pacific (Oncorhynchus) salmon family. Other commonly used names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon and Tyee salmon. Chinook are an anadromous fish native to the north Pacific Ocean and the river systems of western North America ranging from California to Alaska. They are also native to Asian rivers ranging from northern Japan to the Palyava... More

Scientific name:

  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

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  • Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

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Symbol of Kind of symbol Date adopted
  • 1962
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