Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
(Pink Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40360
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesgorbuscha
Common NamePink Salmon
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityThunder Bay, Lake Superior (at Port Arthur)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Year1956
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
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
CommentsFingerlings were hatched at Port Arthur for planting in the Hudson Bay. During transfer to a seaplane ~100 escaped.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked100


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