Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID43034
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StateTN
CountyCarter/Johnson
LocalityWatauga Reservoir [=Lake]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWatauga, North Carolina, Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010103
Map
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Collection Year1955
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:705
Author:Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes.
Date:1993
Title:The fishes of Tennessee.
Publisher:The University of Tennessee Press
Pages:681 pp
Commentsunsuccessfully stocked 1950-60's
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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