Specimen Information

Sander vitreus
Sander vitreus
(Walleye)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID239136
GroupFishes
GenusSander
Speciesvitreus
Common NameWalleye
StateWA
LocalityRoosevelt Lake on the Columbia River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Lake
HUC8 Number17020001
Map
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Collection Year1950
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13708
Author:Wydoski, R.S., and R.R. Whitney.
Date:2003
Title:Inland Fishes of Washington. Second Edition.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle.
Pages:322 pp
Comments"Fry introduced into Lake Roosevelt in 1950s and expanded range downstream to Banks Lake probably by 1962. Now occurs throughout the Columbia River and lower reaches of its tributaries to Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA."
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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