Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35770
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateMN
CountyDakota
LocalityDakota County, deep lakes
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Mississippi
HUC8 Number07000000
Map
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Collection Year1881
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:74
Author:Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.
Date:1974
Title:Northern fishes, with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley. 3rd edition.
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
Pages:414 pp
Commentsone of many attempts to stock salmon.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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