Facts about Frogs , Amphibians,  Reptiles, Fish & other Animals

Chinook salmon

This species is the largest Pacific salmon usually about 33-36 inches in length and weighing about 30 pounds. Its head is conical with a rather blunt snout, greatly extended, narrowed and turned down at the tip in breeding males. The mouth of these males is greatly deformed with an enlarged lower jaw enabling it to close its sharp toothed jaws. The coloring of the Chinook is an iridescent green to blue-green with gold flecking or sheen, silvery sides and a white belly. Breeding fish are an overall olive-brown to purple color, males darker than females.