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little red fish
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a dwarf landlocked salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi, native to southern British Columbia.
See: kokanee
Quotations
1907
There is another smaller form of the sockeye salmon, found in many of the interior waters, that appears to be a permanently small form which is known to writers as "the little red fish."
1965
KOKANEE, LITTLE REDFISH or KICKININEE of catchable sizes are familiar to many anglers.