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Marine Phase
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Spawning
Phase
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Class: Osteichthyes "Bony Fishes"
Order: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae
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Scientific
Name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Average Size: 2.2kg-5.5kg
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Life Cycle:
- Two years
- Spawn mainly in coastal rivers and
streams
- More abundant in northern waters in
even-numbered years and in southern waters in
odd-numbered years
Physical Description:
- Marine
Phase
- Black gums and white
mouth
- Silver body with spotted backs and
tiny scales
- V-shaped tail has large oval spots,
no silver streaking
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Spawning Phase
- Mature males are yellowish gray on
sides, blotched with brown and dark along
back
- Female are olive green on sides of
body with dusky stripes
- Both are dirty white below the
later line
- Tails have large oval
spots
Fascinating Facts:
- Mature males are known as "humpies"
because of the hump they develop on their
backs
- Newly-hatched fry travel by night
and develop a preference for light once they form
schools
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