Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID34988
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateMA
LocalityMerrimack River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameMerrimack River
HUC8 Number01070006
Map
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Collection Year1878
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:704
Author:Cardoza, J.E., G.S. Jones, T.W. French, and D.B. Halliwell.
Date:1993
Title:Exotic and translocated vertebrates of Massachusetts. Fauna of Massachusetts Series No. 6.
Publisher:Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Pages:95 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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