| Common name | Dog salmon |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Canada |
| Locality | British Columbia |
| Ref. | Scott, W.B. and E.J. Crossman, 1973 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | behavior |
| 1st modifier | non-fish animal |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'Dog' of unknown origins, Old English translation of Latin 'canis' (p. 179 in Ref. 11979); 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 33291. |