Chinook
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Salmoniformes
- Family
- Salmonidae
- Genus
- Oncorhynchus
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 3 countries and 2 regions.
- Victoria, Australia - 6 records
- Manitoba & Prairie Lakes, Canada - 33 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 3 records
- Québec, Canada - 120 records
- Alaska, United States - 255 records
- Great Lakes, United States - 31 records
- Pacific Northwest, United States - 20809 records