Chum salmon
SPECIES OF PACIFIC SALMON
Oncorhynchus keta; Dog salmon; Chum Salmon; Keta salmon; Silverbrite salmon; Onchorhynchus keta; Keta (fish); Calico salmon
The chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), also known as dog salmon or keta salmon, is a species of anadromous salmonid fish from the genus Oncorhynchus (Pacific salmon) native to the coastal rivers of the North Pacific and the Beringian Arctic, and is often marketed under the trade name silverbrite salmon in North America. The English name "chum salmon" comes from the Chinook Jargon term tzum, meaning "spotted" or "marked"; while keta in the scientific name comes from Russian, which in turn comes from the Evenki language of Eastern Siberia.