Common name of Oncorhynchus nerka
 
Common name Red salmon
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United Kingdom
Locality
Ref. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'Red' from Germanic 'rauthaz' (German 'rot', Dutch 'rood', Swedish 'röd', Danish 'rød') from Latin 'ruber, rubeus, russus, rufus' from Greek 'eruthrós' from Indo-European 'reudh-' (p. 435 in Ref. 11979); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979).
 
Entered by Cruz, Tess
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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