Common name of Oncorhynchus nerka
 
Common name Saumon rouge
Language French
Type FAO
Official trade name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country Global
Locality
Ref. FAO-FIES, 2023
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core behavior
1st modifier color pattern(s)
2nd modifier
Remarks 'saumon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (Ref. 11979); 'rouge', i.e., red, from Latin 'rubeus' (Ref. 9404). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 82178, 87040, 90062, 93840, 95632, 115257, 115257, 118272, 124692.
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