1. a Pacific salmon with red flesh that is commercially important as food

Examples

• The fishermen caught several sockeye salmon during their trip to Alaska.
• Sockeye is prized for its rich, flavorful meat.
• The restaurant serves grilled sockeye with lemon and herbs.
• Sockeye salmon migrate upstream to spawn in freshwater rivers.
• The bright red color of sockeye flesh makes it popular in sushi.
• Commercial fishing boats harvest sockeye during the summer season.