Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus mykiss
Oncorhynchus mykiss
(Rainbow Trout)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1473592
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesmykiss
Common NameRainbow Trout
StateNC
CountyWatauga
LocalityPrivate fish farm, connected to Watauga River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameWatauga, North Carolina, Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010103
HUC10 NameWatauga Lake-Watauga River
HUC10 Number0601010303
HUC12 NameHeadwaters Watauga River
HUC12 Number060101030301
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32077
Author:Ruiz, C.F., J.M. Rash, D.A. Besler, J.R. Roberts, M.B. Warren, C.R. Arias, and S.A. Bullard
Date:2017
Title:Exotic "gill lice" species (Copepoda: Lernaeopodidae: Salmincola spp.) infect Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the southeastern United States
Journal:Journal of Parasitology
Volume:103
Issue:4
Pages:377-389
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected31


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