Trout & Salmon
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
BothSalmonidaeLeast Concern
About
Coho salmon are anadromous fish, meaning they hatch in freshwater, migrate to the ocean to grow, and return to freshwater to spawn. They have a streamlined body with a dark blue-green back and silver sides in their ocean phase, developing a reddish hue and hooked jaws during spawning.
- Average size
- 24-30 inches, 8-12 lbs
- Colors
- Silver sides, dark blue-green back (ocean phase); reddish body, dark back, hooked jaws (spawning phase)
- Diet
- Zooplankton, insects (juveniles in freshwater); smaller fish, crustaceans, squid (adults in the ocean)
- Region
- Pacific Northwest (Alaska to California)