The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and …

Apr 1, 2025 · Sockeye is one of the smaller species of Pacific salmon, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 feet in length and weighing 4 to 15 pounds. Kokanee (non-anadromous sockeye) rarely exceed 1.2 feet in …

With bright red bodies, green heads and hooked jaws exhibited by spawning adults, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) are a truly iconic salmon species. Sockeye are also the third most prevalent …

Sockeye salmon are one of the smaller species of Pacific salmon, measuring 18 to 31inches in length and weighing 4-15 pounds. Sea-going sockeye salmon have iridescent silver flanks, a white belly, …

The sockeye, also called red or blueback salmon, is among the smaller of the seven Pacific salmon species, but their succulent, bright-orange meat is prized above all others.

Sockeye salmon range from the northern Bering Sea to Japan and from Alaska southward to California. The sockeye migrate more than 1,600 km (1,000 miles) upriver to spawn in lakes or tributary …

Features: Before spawning, sockeye salmon are silvery on their sides, white on their bellies, and dark blue on their backs. When spawning, their heads turn green with black on the snout and upper jaw, …

Though silver in the ocean like other salmon, their backs are often a deep blue color, giving them the nickname of "blue-backs." Sockeye develop dark greenish heads and bright red bodies in …

Kokanee Salmon, are Sockeye Salmon that do not migrate to the ocean and instead live our their entire lives in freshwater systems. Kokanee salmon rarely grow longer than 18 inches. Sockeye Salmon …

Few creatures embody the raw power and enduring spirit of the wild quite like the Sockeye Salmon. Known for its spectacular crimson transformation during its final journey, this iconic fish is more than …