Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID36888
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StateNC
CountyMacon
LocalityNantahala Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Little Tennessee
HUC8 Number06010202
HUC10 NameNantahala River
HUC10 Number0601020203
HUC12 NameNantahala Lake-Nantahala River
HUC12 Number060102020303
Map
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Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:162
Author:Menhinick, E.F.
Date:1991
Title:The freshwater fishes of North Carolina
Publisher:North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Pages:227 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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