a dwarf landlocked salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi, native to southern British Columbia.
See also: kokanee
- 1907  There is another smaller form of the sockeye salmon, found in many of the interior waters, that appears to be a permanently small form which is known to writers as "the little red fish."
- 1965  KOKANEE, LITTLE REDFISH or KICKININEE of catchable sizes are familiar to many anglers.