| Common name | Sockeye salmon |
| Language | English |
| Type | FAO Old |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 4 - (Less common name) |
| Country | Global |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | FAO-FIES, 2022 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | other/n.a. |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Sockeye', i.e., name adapted from a Canadian First Nation language; first printed as 'sukkai'; also adapted by the Sooke, Saanich, Snohomish, Comox, Musqueam and Chilliwack dialects of North American indigenous languages; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Sockeye(=Red) salmon (Ref. 90062). Also Ref. 3691, 56807, 75549, 83882, 95632. |