Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
(Pink Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40082
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesgorbuscha
Common NamePink Salmon
StateOH
LocalityLake Erie
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 pp
Commentsaccidentally stocked in Thunder Bay and in the Current River in 1956, spread throughout the Great Lakes.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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