Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35681
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLake Superior off the mouth of the French River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameNodaway Point-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000001
HUC12 NameNodaway Point-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000102
Map
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Collection Year1981
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusunknown
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
CommentsThree males and one fertile female.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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