humpback salmon
noun1
a small salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), which ascends Pacific coast rivers of Asia and of America from California to Alaska.
- The six species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus) are Chinook (king), Coho (silver), Sockeye (red), Chum (dog), Pink (humpback or humpy), and Cherry.2012, C. Pierce, Education in the Age of Biocapitalism, →ISBN:
- Synonyms
- pink salmon, humpie