noun
masu salmon; cherry salmon
A salmonid fish native to the northwest Pacific; the name refers to the cherry-blossom-like pattern on its skin.
サクラマスは春に川を遡上する。
Masu salmon swim upstream in spring.
The name サクラマス (桜鱒) comes from the cherry-blossom-like pattern on the fish's skin during the spawning season.