Species: Oncorhynchus kisutch pop. 6
Coho Salmon - Olympic Peninsula
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Salmoniformes
Family
Salmonidae
Genus
Oncorhynchus
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Salmon and Trouts
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae - Oncorhynchus - See NMFS (1995) for information on how this element was defined as an evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) under the Endangered Species Act.
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - true
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4T3Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-09-12
Global Status Last Changed
1996-09-12
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
BREEDS: streams along the Pacific coast of Washington from Point Grenville to and including Salt Creek (Strait of Juan de Fuca); at the present time, this ESU does not include coho salmon from Vancouver Island (NMFS 1995). OCEANIC DISTRIBUTION: has a more northern ocean distribution than do populations from the Columbia River or coastal regions of Oregon; more commonly captured in Canadian and Oregonian waters than are coho salmon from the Puget Sound region (NMFS 1995).