Chum Salmon
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are also known as Dog Salmon because of their long teeth. Chum Salmon have the longest teeth relative to body size among the extant Pacific salmon species. Chum Salmon in the Prince William Sound area spawn alongside or near to Pink Salmon including the intertidal. As well, Chum Salmon will smolt soon after emerging from the redd but unlike Pink salmon are not silvery and have parr marks not too different from those of Sockeye Salmon.
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