AnAge entry for Oncorhynchus nerka

Classification (HAGRID: 00698)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Actinopterygii (Taxon entry)
            Order: Salmoniformes
                Family: Salmonidae
                    Genus: Oncorhynchus
Species: Oncorhynchus nerka
Common name: Sockeye salmon

Maximum longevity: 8 years (wild)
Source: ref. 454
Sample size: Medium
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: As with other members of its genus, the salmon ages and dies shortly after spawning. It is not considered as ageing but rather sudden death.

No information on metabolism is available.

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