Pink
Pink salmon at the ocean stage.
Photo: Phil Edgell
Scientific Name: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Names: Pinks / Humpbacks
Size: Average 2.5 kg
Range: California to Alaska
Time in Freshwater: Almost none
Time of Runs: Summer, fall
Age of Spawners: 2 yrs.
Prey as Adult: Primarily plankton.
Prey as Juvenile: Larvae, nymphs, stoneflies,
mayflies, caddisflies, and tiny crustaceans.
Predators: The fry are eaten by cutthroat trout,
Dolly Varden, coho smolts, kingfishers, mergansers and mammals.
No. of Eggs: 800-2,000
Distinct Features: Large spots on body and tail,
small scales; fry have no parr marks
Notes: Pinks are the smallest and most abundant
Pacific salmon. They are also called humpbacks because of the prominent
bony hump that males develop before spawning.
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