Salmon, Sockeye
Details
Scientific Name:
Oncorhynchus nerka
Fight Rating:
Hard
Description:
Mouth: large, terminal, directed forward; upper jaw extends beyond the posterior edge of orbit; snout is blunt; lips fleshy, teeth are in mandibles, premaxillaries, maxillaries, palatines, and the anterior region of the tongue; teeth are small in sea-run individuals; in spawning males, they are large and hooked.
Body: elongate; caudal peduncle moderately compressed; caudal fin forked; adipose fin small and slender; 28-40 rough and close-set gill rakers over the first gill arch.
Color: greenish blue with dark speckling on the dorsal surface; no large dark spots; spawning males have a green head with dark jaws, red body, red fins, and pale ventral surface; spawning females are similar with green and yellow blotches.
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Tournaments
There are no tournaments specified for this fish.
