Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39032
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StateNV
CountyElko
LocalityWildhorse Reservoir on the Owyhee River's East Fork
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Owyhee
HUC8 Number17050104
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Owyhee River
HUC10 Number1705010401
HUC12 NameWild Horse Reservoir-Owyhee River
HUC12 Number170501040106
Map
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Collection Year1954
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:121
Author:La Rivers, I.
Date:1962
Title:Fishes and fisheries of Nevada.
Publisher:Nevada State Print Office, Carson City, NV.
Pages:782 pp
Comments275,528 stocked 1954-1960
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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