DCHP-3

little red fish

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the 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.