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Pink salmon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pink salmon or humpback salmon , Oncorhynchus gorbuscha , (from a Russian name for this species gorbuša, горбуша ) is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is the smallest and m...
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Salmon pink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The color salmon pink comes in two shades, light salmon pink and salmon pink . The color light salmon pink is displayed at the right. Light salmon pink is a light pink color that resembles the...
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Pink salmon species description from the Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game. ... The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) is also known as the "humpback" or "humpy" because of its very pronounced, laterally flattened hump which develops on the backs of adult males before spawning.
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www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/fish/pink.php
www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/fish/pink.php
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DESCRIPTION:The pink salmon is metallic blue-green in the water from above and silvery from below; black spots on back and on the caudal fin. When spawning, males develop humped backs, hooked jaws and reddish-yellow sides.
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www.psmfc.org/habitat/edu_pink_facts.html
www.psmfc.org/habitat/edu_pink_facts.html
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Pink salmon are abundant in Alaska; populations are generally healthy in the Pacific Northwest as well. ... Pink salmon is low in sodium, a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, and a very good source of protein, niacin, vitamin B12, and selenium. For more information, see Nutrition Facts. (USDA)
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www.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishwatch/species/pink_salmon.htm
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/fishwatch/species/pink_salmon.htm
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Wisconsin Sea Grant's profile of the pink salmon ... In 1956, about 21,000 pink salmon were introduced -- some say inadvertantly -- to a Thunder Bay tributary in northwestern Lake Superior. Over the course of a few generations of stunted adults, the number of "pinks" that have descended from the originals imported from...
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www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/pinksalmon.html
www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/pinksalmon.html
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Department of Natural Resources - ... Pink salmon spawning runs begin in the summer in the Great Lakes. Females hollow out a nest in the gravel of a streambed by lying on one side and beating vigorously with their tails to remove silt and light gravel.
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www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_18958-45686--,0...
www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364_18958-45686--,00.html
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