Specimen Information

Salvelinus alpinus
Salvelinus alpinus
(Arctic Char)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39632
GroupFishes
GenusSalvelinus
Speciesalpinus
Common NameArctic Char
StateNY
CountyOrange
LocalitySterling Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHackensack-Passaic
HUC8 Number02030103
HUC10 NameWanaque River
HUC10 Number0203010301
HUC12 NameRingwood River
HUC12 Number020301030102
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month12
Collection Year1888
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:406
Author:Bean, T.H.
Date:1903
Title:The Food and Game Fishes of New York: notes on their comon names, distribution, habits and mode of capture.
Publisher:JB Lyon Company Albany, NY.
Pages:460 pp
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalUS National Museum
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 39924.5008134
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size24.4 cm


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