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Coho Salmon

(Oncorhynchus kisutch)

     
   
 
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All Photographs by Ross Smith, Portland State University

Pelvic Fin Pectoral Fin Cranial Region Caudal Fin Abdominal Vertebrae Caudal Vertebrae

Cranial Region

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Articulated Specimen (Chum Salmon)

 
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Dorsal
Ventral
Medial
Lateral
Anterior
Posterior
Vomer
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Parasphenoid
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Basioccipital
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Otoliths
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Angular
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Dentary
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Frontals
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Maxilla
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Premaxilla
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Palatine

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Hyomandibula
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Preopercle
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Opercle
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Interopercles
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Subopercles
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Metapterygoid
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Ceratohyal
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Epihyal
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Lingual Plate
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Quadrate
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Supracleithrum
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Supraethmoid
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Urohyal
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Gill Rakers
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Pectoral Fin

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Dorsal
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Anterior
Posterior
Cleithrum
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Scapula
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Coracoid
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Articulated Scapula/Coracoid
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Pectoral Fin Ray
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Pelvic Fin

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Dorsal
Ventral
Medial
Lateral
Anterior
Posterior
Basipterygium
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Abdominal Vetebrae

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Dorsal
Ventral
Lateral
Anterior
Posterior
Atlas
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Caudal Vertebrae

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Lateral
Anterior
Posterior
Anterior Caudal Vertebra
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Posterior Caudal Vertebra
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Caudal Fin

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Dorsal
Ventral
Lateral
Anterior
Posterior
Penultimate Vertebra
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Ultimate Vertebra
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References:

Mecklenburg, C. W., T. A. Mecklenburg, and L. K. Thorsteinson
2002 Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society (Available from the American Fisheries Society)

Pelvic Fin Pectoral Fin Cranial Region Caudal Fin Abdominal Vertebrae Caudal Vertebrae