Salmoniformes http://mysalishsea.ca/taxonomy/term/92/all en Chinook Salmon http://mysalishsea.ca/chinook-salmon <div class="field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-tax-category"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Fish </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-names"><div class="field field-type-text field-field-name-scientific"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Oncorhynchus tshawytscha </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-main"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_main" width="748" height="390" alt="" src="http://mysalishsea.ca/sites/default/files/images_overview/salmon.jpg?1271194187" /> </div> </div> </div> <p>HABITAT:<br /> Freshwater streams and estuaries provide important habitat for chinook salmon</p> <p>DIET:<br /> Chinook salmon feed on terrestrial and aquatic insects, amphipods, and other crustaceans while young, and primarily on other fish when older</p> <p>PREDATORS:<br /> Resident Killer Whales</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-identification"><legend>Identification</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-size-shape"> <div class="field-label">Size &amp; Shape:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Chinook salmon weigh between 1.5 - 30 kg.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-distinctive-markings"> <div class="field-label">Distinctive Markings:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> During the marine phase of a chinook&#039;s life, it has black gums, a lightly spotted blue-green back, and a silver spotted, V-shaped tail. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-behavior"> <div class="field-label">Behavior:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>After hatching, chinook remain in fresh water for varying lengths of time, depending on water temperature. In southern areas, some migrate after three months in fresh water while others may remain for up to a year. In northern areas, most chinook spend at least a year in fresh water. These fish are known to migrate vast distances and are found sparsely distributed throughout the Pacific Ocean. The age of chinook adults returning to spawn varies from two to seven years. Many river systems have more than one stock of chinook, some even having spring, fall and winter runs.</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-life-hisory"><legend>Life History</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-habitat"> <div class="field-label">Habitat:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Chinook salmon live in rivers, streams and coastal waters.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-conservation"> <div class="field-label">Conservation:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Mortality of chinook salmon in the early life stages is usually high due to natural predation and human induced changes in habitat, such as siltation, high water temperatures, low oxygen conditions, loss of stream cover and reductions in river flow. These impacts are primarily caused by poor forestry practices, dams, and water diversions. Estuaries and their associated wetlands provide vital nursery areas for the chinook prior to its departure to the open ocean. Wetlands not only help buffer the estuary from silt and pollutants, but also provide important feeding and hiding areas. The draining and filling of wetlands and the pollution of the estuary from industrial discharges and run-off, negatively impact chinook salmon. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-reproduction"> <div class="field-label">Reproduction:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Chinook lay their eggs in deeper water with larger gravel, and need cool water with good flow (to supply oxygen) to survive. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-did-you-know"> <div class="field-label">Did you know?:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Chinook salmon are known as piscivorous, meaning that they eat other fish.</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-photos"><legend>More Photos</legend><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-photos"> <div class="field-label">Photos:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_photos" width="657" height="390" alt="" src="http://mysalishsea.ca/sites/default/files/images_extra/salmon.jpg?1271913110" /> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-taxonomy-group"><legend>Who Am I</legend><div class="field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-tax-kingdom"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Kingdom:&nbsp;</div> Animali </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-tax-phylum"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Phylum:&nbsp;</div> Chordata </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-tax-class"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Class:&nbsp;</div> Actinopterygii </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-tax-order"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Order:&nbsp;</div> Salmoniformes </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-content-taxonomy field-field-tax-family"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Family:&nbsp;</div> Salmonidae </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-slider-image"> <div class="field-label">Slider Image:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_slider_image" width="748" height="390" alt="" src="http://mysalishsea.ca/sites/default/files/salmon.jpg?1271194199" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-slider-text"> <div class="field-label">Slider Text:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Chinook salmon may spend between 1 to 8 years in the ocean before returning to their natal streams to spawn. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-author"> <div class="field-label">Content Submitted by:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/users/honeycomb" title="View user profile.">honeycomb</a> </div> </div> </div> http://mysalishsea.ca/chinook-salmon#comments Animali Chordata Salmoniformes Actinopterygii Salmonidae Fish Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:23:58 +0000 mysalishsea 6 at http://mysalishsea.ca