Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID262149
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1950
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18779
Author:U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).
Date:2008
Title:Predicting future introductions of nonindigenous species to the Great Lakes.
Publisher:Environmental Protection Agency.
Issue:EPA/600/R-08/066F
Pages:138 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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