Common name | Sockeye salmon |
Language | English |
Type | AFS |
Official trade name | No |
Rank | 1 - (Legal common name (unique)) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Nelson, J.S., E.J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-PĂ©rez, L.T. Findley, C.R. Gilbert, R.N. Lea and J.D. Williams, 2004 |
Life stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | behavior |
1st modifier | other/n.a. |
2nd modifier | |
Remarks | 'Sockeye', i.e., name adapted from a Canadian First Nation language; first printed as 'sukkai'; also adapted by the Sooke, Saanich, Snohomish, Comox, Musqueam and Chilliwack dialects of North American indigenous languages; 'salmon' from Latin 'salmo, -onis' linked to 'salire', i.e., to jump and hence, the leaping fish (p. 454 in Ref. 11979). Also Ref. 276. |