Chum salmon
Chum salmon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Salmoniformes |
Family: | Salmonidae |
Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
Species: | O. keta
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Binomial name | |
Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792)
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The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), also known as dog salmon or keta salmon, is a
In
Description
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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Energy | 502 kJ (120 kcal) |
0 g | |
Dietary fiber | 0 g |
3.77 g | |
Saturated | 0.84 g |
Monounsaturated | 1.541 g |
Polyunsaturated | 0.898 g |
20.14 g | |
Tryptophan | 0.226 g |
Threonine | 0.883 g |
Isoleucine | 0.928 g |
Leucine | 1.637 g |
Lysine | 1.849 g |
Methionine | 0.596 g |
Cystine | 0.216 g |
Phenylalanine | 0.786 g |
Tyrosine | 0.68 g |
Valine | 1.037 g |
Arginine | 1.205 g |
Histidine | 0.593 g |
Alanine | 1.218 g |
Aspartic acid | 2.062 g |
Glutamic acid | 3.006 g |
Glycine | 0.967 g |
Proline | 0.712 g |
Serine | 0.822 g |
Niacin (B3) | 44% 7 mg |
Pantothenic acid (B5) | 15% 0.75 mg |
Vitamin B6 | 24% 0.4 mg |
Folate (B9) | 1% 4 μg |
Vitamin B12 | 125% 3 μg |
Vitamin C | 0% 0 mg |
Vitamin E | 7% 1.09 mg |
Minerals | Quantity %DV† |
Calcium | 1% 11 mg |
Iron | 3% 0.55 mg |
Magnesium | 5% 22 mg |
Manganese | 1% 0.015 mg |
Phosphorus | 23% 283 mg |
Potassium | 14% 429 mg |
Sodium | 2% 50 mg |
Zinc | 4% 0.47 mg |
Other constituents | Quantity |
Water | 75.38 g |
Alcohol (ethanol) | 0 g |
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[4] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[5] |
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 20 rays, compared with a maximum of 12 in European species. Chum have an ocean coloration of silvery blue green with some indistinct spotting in a darker shade, and a rather paler belly. When they move into fresh water the color changes to dark olive green and the belly color deepens. When adults are near
Sizes
Adult chum salmon usually weigh from 4.4 to 10.0 kg (9.7 to 22.0 lb) with an average length of 60.0 cm (23.6 in). The
Life cycle
Chum live for an average of three to five years, and chum in Alaska mature at the age of five years.
Spawning
Most chum salmon
Diet
Juvenile chum eat
Distribution
Chum salmon have the largest
In the
Commercial use and value
The registered total harvest of the chum salmon in the North Pacific in 2010 was some 313,000 tons, corresponding to 91 million fish. Half of the catch was from
The chum salmon is the least commercially valuable salmon in North America. Despite being extremely plentiful in Alaska, commercial fishers and sport anglers often choose not to target them because of low market value due to the fact that the Chum Salmon is the least desirable Salmon for human consumption. Recent market developments have increased the demand for chum salmon, due to new markets developed from 1984 to 1994 in Japan and Northern Europe.[citation needed] They are a traditional source of dried salmon.
Conservation
Two populations of chum salmon have been listed under the
Susceptibility to diseases
Chum are thought to be fairly resistant to
Notes
- ^ [email protected]. "Chum Salmon Species Profile, Alaska Department of Fish and Game". www.adfg.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ "Chum salmon | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife".
- ^ フジテレビトリビア普及委員会 (2003). トリビアの泉〜へぇの本〜 1. 講談社.
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
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- ^ "Chum salmon: Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum)". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
- ^ a b "All Tackle World Records - Salmon, chum (Oncorhynchus keta)". International Game Fish Association.
- ISBN 978-0-520-24504-4.
- ^ Irvine JR, Linn E, Gillespie K, McLeod C, Reist JD (March 2009). Pacific Salmon in Canada's Arctic Draining Rivers, With Emphasis on Those in British Columbia and the Yukon (Report). Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ N. B. Scofield (1916). "The humpback and dog salmon taken in San Lorenzo River". California Fish and Game. 2 (1): 41.
- CiteSeerX 10.1.1.475.6744.
- ^ Tiffany Camhi (December 9, 2017). "Marin's Lagunitas Creek Welcomes Unexpected Guests in this Year's Spawning Season". KQED News California Report. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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- ^ "Annual Statistics 2010: Commercial salmon catch by species and country". NPAFC Statistical Yearbook. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "5-Year Review: Summary & Evaluation of Lower Columbia River Chinook, Columbia River Chum, Lower Columbia River Coho, Lower Columbia River Steelhead" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "5-Year Review: Summary & Evaluation of Puget Sound Chinook, Hood Canal Summer Chum, Puget Sound Steelhead" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ The numbers do not include fish taken in Russian waters by non-Russian fleet.
References
- National Marine Fisheries Service chum salmon web page
- Chum Salmon - Britannica
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2005). "Oncorhynchus keta" in FishBase. 10 2005 version.
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- National Marine Fisheries Service ESA Listings