Specimen Information

Salvelinus namaycush
Salvelinus namaycush
(Lake Trout)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39537
GroupFishes
GenusSalvelinus
Speciesnamaycush
Common NameLake Trout
StateNY
CountyWestchester
LocalityWestchester County lakes
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
Map
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Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:142
Author:Plosila, D.S.
Date:1977
Title:A lake trout management plan for New York State.
Publisher:NY DEC mimeo Albany, NY.
Pages:68 pp
CommentsNative to border lakes of Erie, Ontario, Champlain, the Adirondacks, the Finger Lakes and the Otsego Lake in the Susquehanna Drainage. Not sure if native to St. Lawrence and Jefferson counties.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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