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Atlantic Salmon vs Chinook Salmon

Salmo salar so sánh với Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Taxonomy & Classification

Thuộc tính Atlantic Salmon Chinook Salmon
Tên khoa học Salmo salar Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Bộ Salmoniformes Salmoniformes
Họ Salmonidae Salmonidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern

Physical Traits

Thuộc tính Atlantic Salmon Chinook Salmon
Chiều dài tối đa 150,0 cm 150,0 cm
Cân nặng tối đa 46,8 kg 61,4 kg
Màu sắc Silvery flanks with a blue-green back; sea-run fish are nearly spotless with a few scattered X-shaped dark spots above the lateral line and pinkish-red tones at spawning. Ocean phase is deep blue-green back with silvery flanks and white belly; irregular black spots on the back, dorsal fin, and both lobes of the tail; spawning adults turn dark red to olive-brown.

Habitat & Environment

Thuộc tính Atlantic Salmon Chinook Salmon
Loại nước Freshwater & Saltwater Freshwater & Saltwater
Phạm vi độ sâu 0-210m 0-375m
Phân bố địa lý North Atlantic Ocean from northeastern North America to western Europe, including rivers of Canada, Norway, Iceland, and the British Isles. Anadromous populations spawn in cold, … Pacific Rim from California and Oregon north through Alaska and the Aleutian Islands to the Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan, and Korea. Anadromous runs use major river …
Môi trường sống Neritic Anadromous; spawns in cold, clear rivers of the Pacific Coast (Alaska to California). Adults spend 1-5 years in the Pacific Ocean before returning to natal …

Thông tin câu cá

Thuộc tính Atlantic Salmon Chinook Salmon
Cá thể thao Có Có
Xếp hạng chiến đấu 8/10 8/10
Kỷ lục thế giới — —
Hàm lượng thủy ngân — —

Cuisine & Edibility

Atlantic Salmon

Rich, buttery flesh with high omega-3 fat content and a distinctly full flavor. Versatile in the kitchen — superb grilled, poached, smoked, or served raw as sashimi.

Chinook Salmon

The largest Pacific salmon; exceptionally rich, fatty flesh with deep orange-red color and a full, buttery flavor. Superb grilled, smoked, or cured; the benchmark of Pacific salmon quality.

Species Overview

Atlantic Salmon

The Atlantic salmon is an anadromous species that migrates from the ocean to freshwater rivers to spawn. Renowned among fly fishers, it is also one of the most important farmed fish species globally.

Chinook Salmon

The chinook salmon, also known as king salmon, is the largest of the Pacific salmon species. It undertakes epic migrations from the ocean to its natal river to spawn once before dying, providing nutrients to the entire watershed ecosystem.

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