Sockeye salmon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sockeye salmon lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Oncorhynchus nerka
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Salmoniformes
Family	Salmonidae

Where does the sockeye salmon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sockeye salmon in 2 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sockeye salmon endangered?

The sockeye salmon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sockeye salmon?

The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) is a ray-finned fish in the order Salmoniformes and the family Salmonidae, genus Oncorhynchus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sockeye salmon

The sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), also called red salmon, kokanee salmon, blueback salmon, or simply sockeye, is an anadromous species of salmon found in the Northern Pacific Ocean and rivers discharging into it. This species is a Pacific salmon that is primarily red in hue during spawning. They can grow up to 84 cm (2 ft 9 in) in length and weigh 2.3 to 7 kg (5–15 lb). Juveniles remain in freshwater until they are ready to migrate to the ocean, over distances of up to 1,600 km (1,000 mi). Their diet consists primarily of zooplankton. Sockeye salmon are semelparous, dying after they spawn. Some populations, referred to as kokanee, do not migrate to the ocean and live their entire lives in fresh water.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sockeye salmon (revision 1374925949), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q44064 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).