coho salmon

American  

Or cohoe salmon

noun

1. a small salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, of the North Pacific coasts and also in the Great Lakes, where it was introduced: important as a game and food fish.

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Etymology

Origin of coho salmon

First recorded in 1865–70; earlier cohose (construed as plural), from the mainland dialect of Halkomelem (a Salishan language spoken on the coast of British Columbia) k̉wə́xwəθ

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coho salmon

This shift is particularly troubling in Southcentral Alaska, where northern pike were introduced illegally and now share habitat with Chinook and coho salmon populations that are already in decline.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

Interestingly, the number of Chinook and coho salmon found in pike stomachs dropped over the past decade.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2026

By establishing the salmon sanctuary in Blue Creek, the deal safeguards a vital cold-water habitat for fish including Chinook salmon, coho salmon and steelhead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

The coho salmon has already conquered the Ballard Locks fish ladder, swum 17 miles through urban Seattle waterways and powered through a tunnel under nine lanes of Interstate 405.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Sportsman's guide to handling, smoking, and preserving Great Lakes coho salmon.

From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David