"Geoff" > wrote in message
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> The local fish place near me (Fish King in Glendale, CA) often has a fish
> that is sometimes labeled "Sea Trout" and sometimes somthing like trout
> salmon (not sure I recall the exact wording of the second one). The side
> is like a smallish, thin salmon and the flesh resembles salmon in color
> and texture. Is this likely to be the fish called masu ?, which I think in
> reference books is called Cherry Salmon or something like that?

I googled and found the following:

http://www.npafc.org/Species/species.htm#cherry
Cherry salmon are one of the smallest in the Oncorhynchus spp. group, and
originate only in Asia. Most of them mature at three or four years of age,
after spending one or more years in rivers and one winter in the ocean.
They return to the natal river in March-May, spend the summer in the river,
and move to headwaters for spawning in the fall. The size of spawners
varies greatly; 35-70 cm or more in length and 0.3-5.0 kg or more in weight.