Chinook × coho salmon
| Chinook × coho salmon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Salmoniformes |
| Family: | Salmonidae |
| Subfamily: | Salmoninae |
| Genus: | Oncorhynchus |
| Hybrid: | O. × O. |
The chinook × coho salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha × kisutch), or the chinoho,[1] is a hybrid fish. Although earlier examples have been known, such as ones found in Lake Ontario and northern California,[2][3] second-generation individuals were discovered in the Cowichan River in Canada in 2019.[4]
References
- ↑ Fraley, Kevin M.; Brown, Randy J.; Whiting, Alex; Carter, William K.; López, J. Andrés; Robards, Martin D.; Campbell, Matthew A. (2025-07-22). "Synthesis of academic and traditional ecological knowledge identifies ancient and ongoing hybridization of whitefish species in Beringia". Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6 (3). doi:10.1002/2688-8319.70083. ISSN 2688-8319.
- ↑ Johnson, James H.; Ringler, Neil H. (1981). "Natural Hybridization of Oncorhynchus kisutch and O. tshawytscha in a Lake Ontario Tributary, with Notes on Meristic Variation". Copeia. 1981 (3): 720–721. doi:10.2307/1444583. ISSN 0045-8511.
- ↑ Bartley, Devin M.; Gall, Graham A. E.; Bentley, Boyd (1990-05-01). "Biochemical Genetic Detection of Natural and Artificial Hybridization of Chinook and Coho Salmon in Northern California". Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 119 (3): 431–437.
- ↑ Millgate, Kris (2022-05-15). "This wild salmon hybrid is raising concerns in Canada". Popular Science. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
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