Chinook salmon
（重定向自Oncorhynchus tschawytscha）
![](/Images/godic/202501/31/Chinook_Salmon_Adult_Male0028.jpg")
![A male Chinook in its spawning phase](/Images/godic/202501/31/OncorhynchusTschawytscha20028.jpg")
![School of Chinook](/Images/godic/202501/31/Chinook_salmon,_Oncorhynchus_tshawytscha0029.jpg")
![Global harvest in thousand tonnes as reported by the FAO, 1950–2010[14]](/Images/godic/202501/31/Chinook_total_harvest0029.png")
The Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest species in the Pacific salmon genus Oncorhynchus. The common name refers to the Chinookan peoples. Other vernacular names for the species include king salmon, Quinnat salmon, spring salmon, and Tyee salmon. The scientific species name is based on the Russian common name chavycha (чавыча).