Common name of Oncorhynchus kisutch
 
Common name Salmón plateado
Language Spanish
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Mexico
Locality Pacific Coast.
Ref. Escobar-Fernández, R. and M. Siri, 1997
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'salmón' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979); 'plateado', i.e., silver.
 
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