| Common name | Chum salmon |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Territory | Canada |
| Locality | Queen Charlotte Islands (Ref. 27835) ; Bella Bella (Ref. 51056). |
| Ref. | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Chum' probably from Chinook (North American indigenous language) jargon, i.e., spots, writing (p. 240 in 11978); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 1998, 4925, 33291, 51056. |