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Sockeye (Red) salmon
Sockeye salmon, also known as Red salmon or 'reds,' are one of five species of Pacific salmon, and are found from the northern tip of Alaska to central California and inland along major western streams of the United States and Canada. The Sockeye resembles the Chum (or Dog) salmon with bright silvery sides and brilliant bluish to greenish back, but lacks the faint vertical bands along the sides. Sockeye salmon do not feed once they have returned to their home stream to spawn, but will strike artificial lures out of aggression. Pacific salmon spawn only once and then die. Sockeye salmon develop a pronounced hump on their back just ahead of the dorsal fin. The male salmon's lower jaw develops a hook, or kype, its teeth grow larger, and they turn a bright red the longer they are exposed to fresh water.
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Oncorhynchus nerka
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