Oncorhynchus kisutch sunan kimiyya ne ga nau'in kifin da aka fi sani da salmon coho. Kalmar "Oncorhynchus" kalmar Helenanci ce da ke nufin "ƙugiya," yayin da "kisutch" shine sunan da 'yan asalin yankin Pacific Northwest na Arewacin Amirka suka ba wa wannan nau'in. Coho salmon yana da ban tsoro, ma'ana suna ƙyanƙyashe a cikin rafukan ruwa, sannan suyi ƙaura zuwa teku don ciyarwa da girma kafin su koma rafukan nasu na haihuwa don hayayyafa. Waɗannan nau'ikan kamun kifi ne masu mahimmanci na kasuwanci da wasanni kuma ana samun su a cikin tekun bakin teku na Arewacin Pacific.