Chinook Salmon

Classification

Domain: Eukarya	Cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bounded organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Kingdom: Animalia	Multi-cellular heterotrophs without cell walls that inhabit virtually every habitat.
Phylum: Chordata	Exhibits: a notochord (skeletal rod), dorsal tubular nerve chord, pharyngeal pouches (gill slits), endostyle (gives rise to thyroid gland), and a post-anal tail.
Class: Actinopterygii	Possess lepidotrichia or “fin rays”
Order: Salmoniformes	Possess an adipose fin on dorsal rear, rounded scales, forked tail, and single row of teeth. All spawn in freshwater.
Family: Salmonidae	Possess an adipose fin on dorsal rear, rounded scales, forked tail, and single row of teeth. All spawn in freshwater.
Genus: Oncorhynchus	Pacific salmons and Pacific trouts. onkos ("hook") and rynchos ("nose"),
Species: tshawytscha	Chinook Salmon tshawytscha (the common name for the species in Siberia and Alaska).

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