Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID160053
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1968
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13993
Author:Craine, I.T., and M.R. Gross
Date:2002
Title:Colonization of Lake Ontario by introduced Pacific salmon.
Publisher:University of Toronto.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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