Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID41996
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StatePA
CountyWyoming
LocalityLake Winola, west of Scranton
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna-Tunkhannock
HUC8 Number02050106
HUC10 NameLower Susquehanna River
HUC10 Number0205010614
HUC12 NameButtermilk Creek
HUC12 Number020501061407
Map
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Collection Year1923
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:211
Author:Cooper, E.L.
Date:1983
Title:Fishes of Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States.
Publisher:Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, PA.
Pages:243 pp.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:277
Author:Breder, C.M., Jr.
Date:1924
Title:The little red fish (Oncorhynchus nerka) at Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1924
Issue:136
Pages:97-99
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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