Specimen Information

Salmo trutta
Salmo trutta
(Brown Trout)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID279557
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciestrutta
Common NameBrown Trout
StateNY
CountyLivingston
LocalityGenesee River, near Caledonia, NY
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Genesee
HUC8 Number04130003
Map
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Collection Year1883
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
Commentsaccidental release from fish hatchery to the Genesee River
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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