Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss
(Rainbow Trout)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35756
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesmykiss
Common NameRainbow Trout
StateMN
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year1888
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
CommentsOne of the first fish introduced in MN. Shasta rainbows (Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei) first, later replaced by steelhead.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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