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Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Walbaum, J. J. 1792. Petri artedi Sueci genera piscium. in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae. A.F. Rose, Grypeswaldiae. No. Pars iii: 1-723, pls. 1-3.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Salmoniformes
family
Salmonidae
genus
Oncorhynchus
species
Oncorhynchus keta

Name

Synonyms
Oncorhynchus canis (Suckley, 1859)
Oncorhynchus consuetus (Richardson, 1854)
Oncorhynchus dermatinus (Richardson, 1854)
Oncorhynchus lagocephalus (Pallas, 1814)
Salmo canis Suckley, 1859
Salmo consuetus Richardson, 1854
Salmo dermatinus Richardson, 1854
Salmo keta Walbaum, 1792
Salmo lagocephalus Pallas, 1814
Homonyms
Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792)
Common names
Alima in language.
Calico salmon in English
Calico salmon in English
Chum in Spanish
Chum in English
Chum salmon in English
Chum salmon in English
Chum zalm in Dutch
Chumlachs in German
Dog salmon in English
Fall salmon in English
Hum in language.
Hundlax in Swedish
Hundslachs in German
Iqalluk in language.
Keta in Spanish
Keta in Polish
Keta in Swedish
Keta salmon in English
Keta salmon in English
Ketalachs in German
Ketalachs in German
Ketalachs in German
Ketalaks in Danish
Ketalaks in Norwegian
Ketlasis in Latvian
Koiralohi in Finnish
Nalay in language.
Qualla in English
Rode kaviaar in Dutch
Roter Kaviar in German
Sake in Japanese
Salmao-câo in Portuguese
Salmon 'chum' in Spanish
Salmone keta in Italian
Salmone keta in Italian
Salmão-cão in Portuguese
Salmão-cão in Portuguese
Salmó in Spanish
Salmón Chum in Spanish
Salmón cereza, salmón keta, salmon perro in language.
Saumon chien in French
Saumon du Pacifique in French
Saumon keta in French
Saumon-chien in French
Saumon-keta in French
Solomos in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Srughot'aye in language.
Summer chum in English
Vrsta lososa in Serbian

Bibliographic References

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  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Gollasch S, Haydar D, Minchin D, et al. (2009) Introduced Aquatic Species of the North Sea Coasts and Adjacent Brackish Waters. In: Biological Invasions in Marine Ecosystems. Ecological Studies 204:507-528. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-79236-9_29
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  5. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  6. Minchin D, Cook EJ, Clark PF (2013) Alien species in British brackish and marine waters. Aquatic Invasions 8:3-19. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.1.02
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  8. National Marine Fisheries Service, 1999: Endangered and Threatened Species: Threatened Status for Two ESUs of Chum Salmon in Washington and Oregon. Federal Register, vol. 64, no. 57. 14508-14517.
  9. National Marine Fisheries Service, 2005: Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations for 16 ESUs of West Coast Salmon, and Final 4(d) Protective Regulations for Threatened Salmonid ESUs. Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 123. 37160-37204.
  10. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  11. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  12. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  13. Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453.
  14. Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453.
  15. Svensson (2012) Nordisk fisklista enligt Catalog of Fishes 2011-12-30.xslx. Excel-fil med mejl till Johan Liljeblad 2012-02-23.
  16. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1999: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Nine Evolutionarily Significant Units of Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Steelhead. Federal Register, vol. 64, no. 147. 41835-41839.
  17. Wikimedia Foundation (2016) Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 2016). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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