Coho salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792)
Status not recordedbony fish
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), also called Silver salmon, is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae, subfamily Salmoninae. It is placed in the genus Oncorhynchus, the order Salmoniformes and the class Teleostei, and its scientific name authority is (Walbaum, 1792).
Quick facts about the coho salmon
The coho salmon's recorded habitat is marine.
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- marinesrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the coho salmon live?
Not recorded
What is the coho salmon?
The coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family and one of the six Pacific salmon species. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon (or "silvers") and is often sold as medium red salmon. "Coho" was borrowed into English from the word k̓ʷə́xʷəθ, the species' name in the downriver dialect of the Halkomelem language spoken in Vancouver. The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name kizhuch (кижуч).
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Is the coho salmon endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the coho salmon classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderSalmoniformes
- familySalmonidae
- genusOncorhynchus
- SpeciesOncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms Oncorhynchus kisatch, Oncorhynchus kisutsh, Oncorhynchus milktschutsch, Salmo hisatch, Salmo hisutch, Salmo kisatch, Salmo kisutch, Salmo kysutsch, Salmo milktschutsch, Salmo sanguinolentus, Salmo striatus, Salmo tsuppitch
Other names and names in other languages (39)
- Silver salmonEnglish
- xayluuggeʼaht
- salmón platiáuAsturian
- qəčqsclm
- losos kisučCzech
- SølvlaksDanish
- ChumlachsGerman
- Coho LachsGerman
- Coho-LachsGerman
- Kisutch-LachsGerman
- Pazifik SilberlachsGerman
- SilberlachsGerman
- salmon plateadoSpanish
- salmón plateadoSpanish
- uqurliqCentral Yupik
- qakiiyaqCentral Yupik
- ’AdAte’ya’eya
- hopealohiFinnish
- saumon cohoFrench
- saumon argentéFrench
- saumon argenté du PacifiqueFrench
- táayHaida
- lighaning
- Salmone argentatoItalian
- ギンザケJapanese
- 은연어Korean
- saanlaaghekoy
- KižučsLatvian
- CohozalmDutch
- Pacifik zilverzalmDutch
- kiżuczPolish
- Salmão-prateadoPortuguese
- КижучRussian
- srebrni lososSlovenian
- θéwʼənStraits Salish
- silverlaxSwedish
- nothdlaghitaa
- lʼookTlingit
- 銀鮭Chinese
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Relatives of the coho salmon
Other species in the same genus Oncorhynchus.
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Chum salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Clark's trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
CompareCoho salmon vs Rainbow troutCoho salmon vs Pink salmonCoho salmon vs Chum salmonCoho salmon vs Sockeye salmon
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the coho salmon?
The coho salmon is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae and the order Salmoniformes.
What is the scientific name of the coho salmon?
The scientific name of the coho salmon is Oncorhynchus kisutch, placing it in the genus Oncorhynchus.
What is another name for the coho salmon?
The coho salmon is also called the Silver salmon.
What habitat does the coho salmon live in?
The coho salmon's recorded habitat is marine.
What family does the coho salmon belong to?
The coho salmon belongs to the family Salmonidae, in the subfamily Salmoninae.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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