Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34852
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateLA
LocalityTangipahoa River at Amite
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameTangipahoa
HUC8 Number08070205
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month12
Collection Year1876
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1770
Author:Bean, T.H.
Date:1881
Title:Account of a shipment, by the U.S. Fish Commission, of California salmon-fry (Oncorhynchus chouicha) to southern Louisiana with a note on some collections made at Tickfaw.
Journal:Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission
Volume:1
Pages:205-206
Commentsreported as California salmon, O. chouicha
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Stocked15000
Year Classfry


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