Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34853
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateLA
LocalityNatalbany River near Tickfaw, 10 mi s of Amite and ~50 mi n or New Orleans (aka Bear River, Talbana, Talbany River)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameTickfaw
HUC8 Number08070203
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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