blueback

Immature sockeye salmon

Blueback refers to various fish species distinguished by blue coloring on their backs, including a type of salmon, trout, or herring depending on region.

In American history, bluebacks were Confederate currency notes during the Civil War, named for their blue-tinted reverse side—contrasting with Union greenbacks.

The term also describes certain old or rare books with blue cloth bindings.

salmon

sockeye

Alaska's prized salmon

  • roeAquatic reproductive material
  • spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
  • streamSteady continuous flow

migration · fry · smolt · parr · alevin · anadromous · hatchery · escapement · lifecycle · freshwater

herring

alewife

Small herringlike fish

forage · schooling · commercial · Chesapeake · seine · run · coastal · migratory · catch

Opposites
life stage/habitat

bluebacklandlocked

Having no sea access

fry · parr · alevin · resident · smolt

fish coloration

bluebackgreenback

US paper currency

redbelly · redback · silverside · yellowfin · yellowback

migratory behavior

bluebackkokanee

Freshwater-only salmon variety

non-migratory · sedentary

Family

back, blue, background, backpack, backup, backbone, blueprint, backlash, bluish

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G