Atlantic vs. Pacific Salmon
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What's the Difference?
Atlantic and Pacific salmon belong to the same family of fish but have different genera, making them separate species.
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While
Atlantic salmon
only include one species (
Salmo salar
), Pacific salmon include a total of five species.
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They are:
King or chinook
Chum
Coho
Sockeye
Pink
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The Pacific king (chinook) salmon is bigger than all the other Pacific salmon types and the Atlantic salmon.
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The most popular example of a body of water that contains both Atlantic and Pacific types of salmon is the Great Lakes in North America.
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The salmon type that is generally considered the tastiest one is the Pacific sockeye salmon.
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Get even more interesting Atlantic and Pacific salmon facts via the link below!
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