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Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792)

Sockeye salmon
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India country information

Common names: Sockeye salmon
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Nilgiri waters in Tamil Nadu and other parts of Indian waters. Occurrence needs further confirmation.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kapoor, D., R. Dayal and A.G. Ponniah, 2002
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Saumon rouge, Salmón rojo, 红大麻哈鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Salmoniformes (Salmons) > Salmonidae (Salmonids) > Salmoninae
Etymology: Oncorhynchus: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335);  nerka: nerka which is the Russian name for the anadromous form (Ref. 1998).
  More on author: Walbaum.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; anadromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 250 m (Ref. 50550).   Temperate; 0°C - 25°C (Ref. 35682); 72°N - 42°N, 130°E - 109°W (Ref. 117423)

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