Common name of Oncorhynchus nerka
 
Common name Land-locked sockeye
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Canada
Locality British Columbia
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st modifier habitat/ecology
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Sockeye', i.e., name adapted from a Canadian First Nation language; first printed as 'sukkai'; also adapted by the Sooke, Saanich, Snohomish, Comox, Musqueam and Chilliwack dialects of North American indigenous languages; 'land-locked', i.e., limited to inland (fresh)waters.
 
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