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Be sure to use the correctly coloured pencil when checking off the salmon species characteristics. The name of each salmon species is coloured as a guide for you.
Sockeye | Pink | Coho | Chum | Chinook | ||
Spots | large oval spots on back and tail | |||||
fine black speckling | ||||||
large oval spots | ||||||
fine black speckling on back | ||||||
Teeth | black colour at base of teeth | |||||
white colour at base of teeth | ||||||
Scales | small scales | |||||
moderate sized scales | ||||||
Tail | base of tail is slender | |||||
base of tail is stout | ||||||
Fins | dark colour on tips of all fins except dorsal fin |
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no distinct dark edges on fins | ||||||
Colour (pre-spawning) |
Dorsal surface of the head and body is a brilliant steel-blue to green-blue. |
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Dorsal surface metallic blue with black tinge on the tips of the fins. |
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Greenish blue to black on the dorsal surface, frequently with a faint reddish to rusty hue. |
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Metallic blue on the dorsal surface. |