Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID38700
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StateNV
CountyDoug/Lyon/Wahsoe
LocalityLake Tahoe
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Tahoe
HUC8 Number16050101
Map
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Collection Year1951
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:279
Author:Deacon, J.E., and J.E. Williams
Date:1984
Title:Annotated list of the fishes of Nevada.
Journal:Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
Volume:97
Issue:1
Pages:103-118
Reference 2
Ref. Number:282
Author:Fraser, J.C., and A.F. Pollitt
Date:1951
Title:The introduction of kokanee red salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi) into Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:37
Issue:2
Pages:125-127
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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