chum salmon
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) chum salmon, (Oncorhynchus keta), lightly speckled North Pacific fish, family Salmonidae, weighing up to 15 kg (33 pounds). During the spawning season in autumn, it may swim more than 3,200 km (2,000 miles) up the Yukon River. (See also salmon.)
This article was most recently revised and updated by John P. Rafferty.
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Article Title:
chum salmon
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
14 June 2019
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November 21, 2024