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Pink salmon

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792)

Status not recordedbony fish

The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is a bony fish in the family Salmonidae and the subfamily Salmoninae. It belongs to the genus Oncorhynchus in the order Salmoniformes and the class Teleostei, within the phylum Chordata.

Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
Photo: A. Hoen and Co. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pink salmon

Its scientific name carries the authority (Walbaum, 1792). Other English names for the species are Pink, Humpy, Humpback, Humpback salmon and Humpbacked salmon.

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
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Habitat
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Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the pink salmon

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Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
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Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
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Where does the pink salmon live?

Not recorded

What is the pink salmon?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Pink salmon or humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is a species of euryhaline ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the type species of the genus Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon), and is the smallest and most abundant of the seven officially recognized species of salmon. The species' scientific name is based on the Russian common name for this species gorbúša (горбуша), which literally means humpie.

From the Wikipedia article “Pink salmon” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pink_salmon&oldid=1369500366), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the pink 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 pink salmon classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSalmoniformes
  5. familySalmonidae
  6. genusOncorhynchus
  7. SpeciesOncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792)

Synonyms Onchorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus scouleri, Salmo clupeoides, Salmo gibber, Salmo gibber, Salmo gorbuscha, Salmo pelcot, Salmo peled, Salmo proteus, Salmo scouleri, Salmo tschawytschiformis

Other names and names in other languages (53)
  • HumpbackEnglish
  • Humpback salmonEnglish
  • Humpbacked salmonEnglish
  • HumpyEnglish
  • PinkEnglish
  • AdgayuqAleut
  • salmón arrosáuAsturian
  • Salmó rosat del PacíficCatalan
  • losos gorbušaCzech
  • eog cefngrwmWelsh
  • Eogiaid CefngrwmWelsh
  • pukkellaksDanish
  • BuckellachsGerman
  • Pazifik Rosa-LachsGerman
  • SolomósGreek
  • GorbuŝoEsperanto
  • Salmón RosadoSpanish
  • salmon roseadoSpanish
  • CuqpeqCentral Yupik
  • kyttyrälohiFinnish
  • saumon roseFrench
  • Grand powanFrench
  • saumon à bosseFrench
  • Saumon bossuFrench
  • saumon roséFrench
  • Saumon rose à bosseFrench
  • saumon rose du PacifiqueFrench
  • GorbusalazacHungarian
  • AmaqtuuqInupiaq
  • Salmone rosaItalian
  • カラフトマスJapanese
  • ღურკანაGeorgian
  • 곱사연어Korean
  • KuprlasisLatvian
  • pukkellaksNorwegian Bokmål
  • roze zalmDutch
  • BultrugzalmDutch
  • roze Pacific zalmDutch
  • pukkellaksNorwegian Nynorsk
  • gorbuszaPolish
  • Salmão-rosaPortuguese
  • ГорбушаRussian
  • Кыһыл балыкYakut
  • Shéni7shs
  • grbavi lososSlovenian
  • puckellaxSwedish
  • Héniʔthp
  • Cá Samon màu hồngVietnamese
  • 粉紅鮭Chinese
  • 粉红鲑Chinese
  • 細鱗麻哈魚Chinese
  • 駝背鮭Chinese
  • 驼背大马哈鱼Chinese

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Relatives of the pink salmon

Other species in the same genus Oncorhynchus.

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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 pink salmon?

The pink salmon is a bony fish. It belongs to the family Salmonidae in the order Salmoniformes.

What is the scientific name of the pink salmon?

The scientific name of the pink salmon is Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. It is placed in the genus Oncorhynchus.

Who named the pink salmon and when?

The pink salmon was named by Walbaum in 1792, written as (Walbaum, 1792).

What family does the pink salmon belong to?

The pink salmon belongs to the family Salmonidae and the subfamily Salmoninae.

What are other names for the pink salmon?

Other English names for the pink salmon are Pink, Humpy, Humpback, Humpback salmon and Humpbacked salmon.

What class is the pink salmon in?

The pink salmon is in the class Teleostei, within the phylum Chordata and the kingdom Animalia.

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  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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