Common name of Oncorhynchus nerka
 
Common name Kennerly's salmon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Canada
Locality
Ref. Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier person (eponym)
2nd modifier
Remarks Name applied to individuals of 'lake-locked' populations (Ref. 4925); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979).
 
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