姫鱒 (Himemasu)

Kokanee salmon

  • ひめます
  • Himemasu
  • Pitch 0, 2
  • water animals

Meaning

姫鱒 (ひめます, Himemasu) is Kokanee salmon — a Japanese food (water animals).

What is Kokanee salmon?

Himemasu refers to kokanee salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ), also known as the kokanee trout, little redfish, silver trout, kikanning, silver salmon, Kennerly’s salmon, Kennerly’s trout, or Walla. It is a non-anadromous form of the sockeye salmon, meaning that they do not migrate to the sea, instead living their entire lives in freshwater.