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Kelt
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A salmon after spawning
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Keystone predator
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The dominant predator or the top predator that has a major influence on community structure. For example, sea otters are a keystone predator in kelp beds. Sea otters eat urchins that feed on kelp which house a huge diversity of other organisms. If sea otter populations are lowered in an area the kelp beds are generally reduced and urchin barrens appear.
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Keystone species
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A species that has a major influence on community structure.
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Killer Whale
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Orcinus Orca, also known as blackfish
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King salmon
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Chinook salmon: so-called because it is the largest species
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Kokanee
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A form of the normally anadromous Sockeye salmon; the Kokanee spends its entire like in fresh water
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