Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1337377
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalityLake Superior
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
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Collection Year1972
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16431
Author:Bronte, C.R., M.P. Ebener, D.R. Schreiner, D.S. DeVault, M.M. Petzold, D.A. Jensen, C. Richards, and S.J. Lorenzo
Date:2003
Title:Fish community change in Lake Superior, 1970-2000.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Issue:60
Pages:1552-1574
CommentsEarliest record in Lake Superior
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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