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devon42

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male vs female
« on: September 27, 2010, 07:01:50 PM »
whats the best way in telling if a chinnok is male or female before their full in spawning stage
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Re: male vs female
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2010, 07:10:21 PM »
Just to expand on OP, what is the best way to identify all types of salmon.

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Doja
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Re: male vs female
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2010, 07:26:06 PM »
Males generallly have a kype. Becomes more pronounced as it nears spawning.
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Re: male vs female
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2010, 07:28:17 PM »
Gender differentiation varies from one species to another in the salmon family, but the general rule is to feel the abdomen. Females' abdomen would be much broader due to all the roe that they are carrying.

Males tend to have a bigger morphological change than females when undergoing spawning. Male chum salmon develop long teeth. Male pink and sockeye salmon develop a hump on the back. Male coho salmon develop a hook jaw.
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Re: male vs female
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2010, 07:34:52 PM »
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