Chum salmon
(Oncorhynchus keta)

Classification

Species: Oncorhynchus keta
Genus: Oncorhynchus - Pacific Salmons and Trouts
Family: Salmonidae - Salmons and Trouts
Order: Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Chum salmon
Habitat: Anadromous
Climates: Continental, Subpolar
Native: Asia, North America
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Kuskokwim River, Yukon, Olds River, Pasagshak River, Fraser River, Kitimat River

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