Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID30969
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StateCT
CountyLitchfield
LocalityEast Twin Lakes, Salibury
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHousatonic
HUC8 Number01100005
Map
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Collection Year1935
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1537
Author:Whitworth, W.R.
Date:1996
Title:Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Bulletin 114.
Publisher:State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection
Pages:243 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16076
Author:Hartel, K.E., D.B. Halliwell, and A.E. Launer.
Date:2002
Title:Inland fishes of Massachusetts.
Publisher:Massachusetts Audubon Society
Pages:328
Commentsintroduced in 1930s
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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