Oncorhynchus Flashcards
Which spp. typically have relatively small number of individuals per populations but very large numbers of populations?
kisutch
What are the three semelparous ‘classic’ pac. salmon to have jacks?
Coho, sockeye, chinook
How do you tell the difference between a coho and chinook juve?
coho has an opaque adipose fin, sickle shaped anal fin, and white/black leading edge on anal and dorsal fin. . chinook has a clear adipose, and no leading edges and no sickle shaped fin.
What is a coho’s average life span?
2-4 years
Coho’s native distribution
N.Japan to Monteray, CA.
Which species is thought to have maybe a third refugium in the Haida Gwaii?
Coho
What is the relation of stream size to population size for Chinook?
They tend to spawn in larger streams, so larger populations, but not as many populations. Opposite from Coho.
How many years in FW do Southern coho spend?
1 year
How many years in FW do Northern coho spend?
2 years
What happens to Coho fry in the winter?
they move to off channel overwintering areas such as beaver ponds, flooded wetland and side channels.
How many winters at sea do coho jacks spend?
0
How long do ‘hooknose’ cohos spend in SW?
one winter, 18 months.
What is the age class for hooknose coho?
1.1 or 3/2
what is the age class for Juve cohos?
1.0 or 2/2
What food are coho dependant on as both Juve and Hooknose?
drifting insects, like chironomids
Where are coho endangered?
Georgia Straight, Interior
distribution of Chinook
Hokkaido to Anadyr river (syberia) to San Juaquin
What is the longest inland migration of any pacific salmon in North America, and by who?
Chinook migrated up the Yukon to its headwaters.
Characteristics of a spring type chinook
- Has a relatively long period of freshwater residence
- have precocious males
- make major offshore migrations
- return to their rivers in the spring/summer
- small eggs, big fercudities
Characteristics of an ocean type chinook
- migrate to sea within three months of emergence from the gravel
- do not have precocious males
- spend most of their ocean life in inshore waters
- have larger eggs and lower fercundities
- return to their natal rivers in the fall
How long do Springs spend in FW before migration?
at least one year
Where do you commonly find more Springs? more Oceans?
Springs: North. Oceans: South (van isle pops are >94% oceans)
How long does the growth difference between Ocean and Spring Chinooks last?
The difference that ocean types are larger are within the first 3-4 years of life.
How many winters do Ocean type Chinook typically spend?
1-4
What is the age range for Ocean Type Chinook?
0.1 to 0.4 or 2/1 - 5/1
What is the age range for Springs?
1.1 to 1.5 or 3/2 - 6/2
Chinook diet: Fry
chironomid larvae and adults, copepods, shrimp
how is the red pigment obtained in a salmon’s flesh?
ingestion from their diet and later deposition in the flesh of carotenoid pigments
Why is there white fleshed chinooks?
based on genetic differences. Some fish simply cant deposit carotenoids in their flesh.