King salmon

The king salmon is a freshwater fish in the introduced in. It appears at any time of the day during the first month of fall (March in the southern hemisphere in, September in the northern hemisphere in and in previous games), and except for in , it can be found at the river mouth (where the river and sea meet) during the first half of September and in the river during the second half of the month. In, it remains exclusively in the river mouth for the entire month.

Donating to the museum
As with all fish in the, the king salmon can be donated to the museum by talking to Blathers, who will follow up the donation with a small talk about it.

In
Blathers will say this upon the donation:

After donation, the king salmon can be found in the top-most tank.

In
After donation, the king salmon can be found in the middle-right tank.

In
Once donated to the museum, the king salmon can be found in the lower level of the waterfall tank with the sturgeon and mitten crab.

Fishing Tourney
During a Fishing Tourney, when given a king salmon, Chip will say the following dialogue.

Real-world information
This fish, also known as the Chinook Salmon, is very large, often growing to be over 34 kg (75 lbs). They are very beautiful and are known to be very good fighters when fishing. Once in a while they grow to be over 43 kg (95 lbs) and 1.8 m (6 ft), but the majority are 60–90 cm (2–3 ft) and 14 kg to 18 kg (30 to 40 lbs). They are native to the Pacific coast from Alaska to California, and Argentina to Chile. They are also found in great numbers in Israel, the Great Lakes, along with the Rocky Mountains, notably Lake Michigan where the record is 20 kg (45 lbs) from Illinois.