Specimen Information

Salmo trutta
Salmo trutta
(Brown Trout)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID35848
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciestrutta
Common NameBrown Trout
StateMN
LocalityLake Superior
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
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Collection Year1923
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:74
Author:Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.
Date:1974
Title:Northern fishes, with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley. 3rd edition.
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
Pages:414 pp
CommentsEggs of the Loch Leven strain were first secured in 1923 from federal hatcheries in Montana, and the fry reared from these eggs were planted with the fry of the already established German strain.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest RecordState
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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