Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) [I]—Coho salmon; Iltit ksufa

Taxonomy. Original description: Salmo kisutch Walbaum, 1792: 70 [Rivers and Lakes of Kamchatka, Russia: no types known].— Israel synonyms: None.—Revisions: Berg (1948: 196).—Illustration: Berg (1948: 197, fig. 123).

Status in Israel. First record from Israel by Golani & Shefler (1985); confirmed by Goren & Ortal (1999), Golani & Mires (2000).—Israel materials: HUJ.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Israel: Recorded by a single specimen escape in Lake Kinneret.— Distribution in River Basin: 3-Kinneret Basin.—General distribution: North Pacific and Arctic; introduced elsewhere.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 438- Jordan River.—Habitat: This species usually occurs in cold streams, rivers, and lakes, but is also found in various habitats. Freshwater, brackish, marine.

Economic importance. Commercially important.

Reasons of introduction. Aquaculture.

Conservation. Not relevant (introduced species).