king salmon
Biggest Pacific salmon
King salmon is another name for chinook salmon, the largest species of Pacific salmon.
The name reflects its status as the biggest and most prized of the salmon family, highly valued for its rich, fatty flesh.
We grilled king salmon fillets for dinner.
- anadromousMigrating upstream to breed
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
- anglerOne who casts lines
- wild caughtFrom natural waters
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Small Pacific salmon species
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