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Explore the Taxonomic Tree

Blueback Salmon

Two sockeye salmon that have turned from blue backed to orange red indicating spawning.
Common Name
blueback salmon
kokanee
red salmon
sockeye salmon
FWS Focus

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The table below is a high-level overview of the subsequent branches of this taxon, organized by taxonomic level and further subdivided by items that FWS focuses on, either through a regulatory or other capacity. You can change your list view by selecting an option from the overview table:

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Branches of Oncorhynchus nerka

Taxonomic LevelTaxaFWS Focus
Aberration0
Form0
Morph0
Race0
Stirp0
Subspecies0
Unspecified0
Variety0
All Subtaxa00

Location in Taxonomic Tree

KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
InfrakingdomDeuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
InfraphylumGnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusOncorhynchus
SpeciesOncorhynchus nerkaFWS Focus

Viewing: descendants of Oncorhynchus nerka