Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID284693
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateMI
CountyOakland
LocalityWalled Lake (about 5 mi SW of Pontiac, MI)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameDetroit
HUC8 Number04090004
HUC10 NameMiddle River Rouge
HUC10 Number0409000402
HUC12 NameNewburgh Lake-Middle River Rouge
HUC12 Number040900040203
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month5
Collection Year1873
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport | stocked for food
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24746
Author:Clark, G., A.J. Kellogg, J.J. Bagley, and G.H. Jerome.
Date:1874
Title:State of Michigan. First report of the state commissioners and superintendent, on state fisheries, for 1873-4, ending December 1st, 1874.
Publisher:W.S. George and Company, Lansing, MI
Pages:46 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked500


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