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Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

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pink salmon

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Also known as: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, humpback salmon

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Also called:: Humpback Salmon

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pink salmon, (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), North Pacific food fish, family Salmonidae, weighing about 2 kilograms (4 1/2 pounds) and marked with large, irregular spots. It often spawns on tidal flats, the young entering the sea immediately after hatching. The alternative name humpback salmon refers to the hump that develops on the back of the breeding male. See also salmon.