Ma'anar ƙamus na Coho salmon yana nufin nau'in kifi na Pacific wanda yawanci azurfa ne tare da ƙananan baƙar fata. Hakanan ana kiranta da salmon azurfa, kuma sunanta na kimiyya shine Oncorhynchus kisutch. Coho salmon kifi ne mai mahimmanci don kamun kifi na kasuwanci da wasanni a Arewacin Amurka, kuma ana daraja shi don abun ciki mai gina jiki da dandano. Kalmar "coho" an yarda ta fito daga kalmar Salish don "azurfa."