oncorhynchus nerka

Noun oncorhynchus nerka has 1 sense

• oncorhynchus nerka(n = noun.animal) blueback salmon, red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon - small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning;
is a kind of salmon
is a member of genus oncorhynchus, oncorhynchus
has parts: red salmon, sockeye, sockeye salmon