Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35679
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateMN
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
Map
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Collection Year1881
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:62
Author:Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill.
Date:1982
Title:Fishes of the Minnesota region.
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Pages:260 pp
CommentsMany attempts have been made to establish this fish in MN. It has been planted since 1881 in habitats varying from north shore streams to warm-water lakes.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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