It is a small fish in size among salmon - its length reaches up to 75 cm, its weight is about 1.5-3 kg. In Russia, sockeye lives near Kamchatka, is less common on Sakhalin. The red salmon differs from other salmon in that spawning occurs in lakes and exactly where the keys come out. Developed homing allows you to spawn in the place where the fish was born. The period of spawning of red salmon from April to the end of November. A high number of fry appears in August.