What is the largest species of the salmon family that also shares its name with an Indian tribe?
Chum salmon Chum salmon The chum salmon ("Oncorhynchus keta") is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific salmon, and may also be known as dog salmon or keta salmon, and is often marketed under the name silverbrite salmon. The name chum salmon comes from the Chinook Jargon term "tzum", meaning "spotted" or "marked", while "keta" in the scientific name comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia via Russian. The body of the chum salmon is deeper than most salmonid species. In common with other species found in the Pacific, the anal fin has 12 to
King-of-the-salmon king-of-the-salmon include the bigeye thresher shark ("Alopias superciliosus") and the longnose lancetfish ("Alepisaurus ferox"). This species is occasionally encountered while trolling for salmon, in nets, or washed up on the shore. King-of-the-salmon King-of-the-salmon, "Trachipterus altivelis", is a species of ribbonfish in the family Trachipteridae. Its common name comes from the legends of the Makah people west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which hold that this fish leads the salmon annually to their spawning grounds. Catching or eating king-of-the-salmon was forbidden, as it was feared killing one would stop the salmon run. This myth is reflected by a former