Sockeye salmon

The Salmonidae family includes the Sockeye Salmon, often called Kokanee Salmon. Along with cutthroat trout, pink salmon, dog salmon, coho salmon, rainbow trout, king salmon, and other species, it belongs to the taxonomic genus Oncorhynchus, according to experts.

These fish are born in freshwater settings, migrate to the ocean, then breed again in freshwater. Most salmon species exhibit this lifespan, often known as an anadromous life cycle.

One of the small kinds of Pacific salmon is the sockeye, which ranges in size from 18 to 31 inches and weighs 4 to 15 pounds. Sockeye salmon that travel the open sea are known as "bluebacks" because to their iridescent silver flanks, white belly, and brilliant green-blue top. On the back, there may be a few tiny black patches, but no major ones. The robust, vivid orange flesh of sockeye salmon is highly valued.

Sockeye salmon are sometimes known as "red" salmon because of the vivid red coloration of their bodies and the greenish hue of their heads when they migrate upriver to spawn. Males that are breeding age grow a humped back and hooked jaws with small, noticeable teeth. The flanks of juveniles bear black, oval parr markings while they are in fresh water. Less than the diameter of the eye in length, these parr markings hardly ever go beyond the lateral line.