chouicha, Oncorhynchus Jordan [D. S.] & Gilbert [C. H.] 1883:306 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 16; ref. 2476] Unjustified emendation of Salmo tshawytscha Walbaum 1792 ("A barbarous spelling of the word "chouicha" which we have thought proper to simplify"). •Synonym of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum 1792) -- (Berg 1948:188 [ref. 12882], Okada 1961:309 [ref. 6363]). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum 1792). Salmonidae: Salmoninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.