Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45433
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateVA
CountyIsle of Wight
Localitylower James estuary
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower James
HUC8 Number02080206
Map
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Collection Year1877
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Commentsstocked at Lynchburg two years earlier
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedseveral


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