Pink salmon belongs to Salmonids family. Max. size: 76 cm (male/unsexed). Max. weight: 6,8 kg. Max.age: 3 years.

Pink salmon belongs to Salmonids family. Max. size: 76 cm (male/unsexed). Max. weight: 6,8 kg. Max.age: 3 years. Enviroment: demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine. Depth range 0-2500 m. Climate: subtropical. Minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years. Distribution: Arctic and Eastern Pacific - Alaska and the Aleutian Islands, drainages from Northwest Territories in Canada to southern California (USA); the Bering and Okhotsk seas. Western Pacific - Russian Federation, eastern Korea and Hokkaido (Japan). Import restricted in Germany. Asia: Iran. Spends 18 months at sea after which spawning migration to the natal river or stream occurs; but because the species is less certain of its homing and there is a certain degree of wandering, streams as much as 640 km from natal streams may be used. Upon emerging from the gravel, fry immediately move downstream and remain inshore for a few months before going out to sea. Sold canned but also utilized fresh, smoked, or frozen; also valued for caviar, especially in Japan. Eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved, or baked.