The Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is a popular species of salmon found only in Endless Ocean 2.
Widely known for its large size and its importance to various Native American peoples, the chinook salmon prefers cold water. During its life cycle, it is born in a river, then moves to the ocean as an adult before returning to the river to mate.
In-Game
Marine Encyclopedia
Endless Ocean 2
"The largest member of the salmon family, it hatches in rivers then swims down to the sea where it lives for several years.
On reaching maturity, it returns to the river it was born in to spawn."
Location
Endless Ocean 2
These can be found everywhere in the North Coast of Canada, swimming in medium-sized schools. They tend to be easiest to find near the Drift Ice diving site.
Behavior
These fish swim rather erratically whilst often sticking in groups, and can be hard to follow due to their speed.
Gallery
Notes
- This is the only species of salmon to appear in the Endless Ocean series.
Real-Life Information
- The time when salmon return to their birthplace to spawn, as described in this fish's in-game description, is colloquially known as a salmon run[1][2].
- The Chinook salmon overall, not just in salmon runs, is a creature of great importance, culturally and spiritually, in many groups of Native Americans[3]. This is especially true in the Pacific Northwest, where the Chinook salmon population of the Columbia river is integral to the residents' way of life[4].
- This behavior is described by the word "anadromous"[5]. Hence, if a fish is anadromous, it is born in freshwater, lives in saltwater for most of its life, and returns to freshwater to spawn.
- Juvenile Chinook salmon are classified into two types: stream-type and ocean-type[6]. Stream-type spend a whole year in freshwater before returning to the sea, whereas ocean-type go back within a few months of hatching[7][8].
- When chinook salmon return to their birthplace to spawn, males tend to change in appearance, ranging from a deeper grey or olive-brown to copper or red[9]. What color they turn is dependent on a variety of environmental factors[7].
- Regardless of their color when ready to spawn, older males may develop a distinct "ridgeback" appearance, and usually have hooked jaws[7].
- The in-game note about the Chinook salmon being the largest species of salmon is correct[10]. They can reach up to 4 feet 10 inches (1.50 meters) in length and 135 pounds (61.4 kilograms)[11]. Partially because of said size and the associated strength, they are prized as game fish, but they are also known for tasting excellent[12][13][14].
- Other common names for the Chinook salmon include Quinnat salmon, tyee, chrome hog, king salmon (most common in the U.S. state Alaska), and spring salmon[17][18].
- The Chinook salmon is the state fish of the U.S. states Alaska and Oregon[21].
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References
- ↑ Animal Diversity Web
- ↑ Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- ↑ Center for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment
- ↑ Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- ↑ NOAA (Anadromous Definition)
- ↑ Biodiversity of the Central Coast
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- ↑ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- ↑ Salmon Fishing Now
- ↑ USGS
- ↑ FishBase (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
- ↑ Real Good Fish
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 NOAA FishWatch
- ↑ Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- ↑ NOAA Fisheries (Protected Chinook Salmon)
- ↑ National Wildlife Federation
- ↑ FishBase (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Common Names)
- ↑ Ocean2Table (Facebook Page)
- ↑ National Maritime Historical Society
- ↑ PBS
- ↑ States Symbols USA