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Chinook Salmon
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Other Cold Water Species
- Atlantic Salmon
- Aurora Trout
- Brook Trout
- Brown Trout (inland)
- Brown Trout (Great Lakes)
- Burbot
- Chinook Salmon
- Cisco (or Lake Herring)
- Coho Salmon
- Lake Sturgeon
- Lake Trout
- Lake Whitefish
- Pink Salmon
- Rainbow Smelt
- Rainbow Trout (inland)
- Rainbow Trout (Great Lakes)
- Round Whitefish
- Splake
Length: 30 - 100 cm. (12 - 39 in.)
Distribution/Habitat:
found in all Great Lakes and some tributaries
Similar fish:
Key identifying characteristics:
- black mouth and black gums;
- tail entirely spotted;
- leading ray on anal fin extends 1/3 the length of the fin;
- short, narrow caudal peduncle
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Last Modified: July 24, 2008