name: Coho Salmon

flavor_db_name_variants: coho salmon

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Coho salmon

id: 452

name_scientific: Oncorhynchus kisutch

description: The coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch (from the Russian ????? kizhuch), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". During their ocean phase, coho salmon have silver sides and dark-blue backs. During their spawning phase, their jaws and teeth become hooked. After entering fresh water, they develop bright-red sides, bluish-green heads and backs, dark bellies and dark spots on their backs. Sexually maturing fish develop a light-pink or rose shading along the belly, and the males may show a slight arching of the back. Mature adults have a pronounced red skin color with darker backs and average 28 inches (71 cm) and 7 to 11 pounds (3.2 to 5.0 kg), occasionally reaching up to 36 pounds (16 kg). Mature females may be darker than males, with both showing a pronounced hook on the nose.

itis_id: 161977

wikipedia_id: Coho_salmon

picture_file_name: 462.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 66706

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:42:43.000Z

legacy_id: 489

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Fishes

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:43.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:25.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 8019

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00452