What is a Chinook? Find out!

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For the First time hearing this word, we ask, what is a Chinook? Turns out it was a type of fish. It is widely distributed. Anadromous refers to fish of the Salmon family. Still not very clear?! Then characterize it as the largest Pacific salmon. And reaches one meter, and in rare cases are fish and more – up to two meters. As a rule, it depends on the habitat. For example, an American Chinook salmon mostly grows up to five feet, while in the waters of Kamchatka, its length is in the range of 1.8 meters.

what is a Chinook salmonEvery real fisherman knows what a Chinook. Because she's one of the few reaches a weight of sixty pounds. Cases are known when caught and are slightly larger.

The Americans proudly call her the Indian name of Chinook or king salmon, and our Japanese neighbors gave it the title of Prince salmon.

The Environment in which it lives

The Main place of its habitat-is the river Anadyr and the commander Islands, Kamchatka, the Amur river and Hokkaido, as well as the area from Alaska to southern California, the Aleutian Islands. Quite widespread in Canada. In these parts any local resident, not only fishermen, knows what a Chinook.

Appearance

On the back, dorsal and caudal fin there is a small rounded black spots. The number of Gill rays – more than fifteen, why it is different from other salmon. During spawning the male becomes blacker, it appears red spots. Their breeding plumage is not so strongly pronounced as, say, chum or pink salmon. Not the largest individuals of Chinook salmon can be easily confused with the coho, but she has black lower gum, and dark spots are located not only on the back, they also cover the whole of the caudal fin.

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Mating season

For spawning, it enters the big river, maybe for him to climb great distances, sometimes up to four thousand kilometers. That's what hardy fish Chinook salmon. This process can often be seen in various magazines. It spawns in the summer months, and in North America can do it also in autumn and winter. This fish is so strong that she no than even very strong water current. She kicks tail pits for spawning in rocks and boulders. Lays about fourteen thousand of eggs, some larger than chum salmon. Fry for quite a long time remain in the river, sometimes this period lasts up to two years. Some males grow there to eighteen inches, and is three, in rare cases, four years.

Chinook salmon fish photoMany fishermen are very interested in what bite Chinook salmon. It all depends on who you are going to catch. If young fishes, they are in nature they feed mainly on flying insects and their larvae, fish fry and small crustaceans. In the sea, where Chinook salmon is larger in its diet are added squid and plankton. The diet often consists of fish that are smaller than her.

What is the Chinook salmon for the residents of Kamchatka?

First of all, this is a very valuable food fish. In addition to their large size, Chinook is famous for its extraordinary taste. This is the source of food and income for people inhabiting the Kamchatka Peninsula.


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