| Common name | Steelhead |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | Alaska |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Morrow, J.E., 1980 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | |
| 1st modifier | color pattern(s) |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | Refers to the anadromous form, i.e., large silvery fish returning from the sea with the back, top of head and upper sides in steel-blue, blue-green, yellow-green to almost brown color (p. 185 in Ref. 1998). |