Specimen Information

Salmo salar
Salmo salar
(Atlantic Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID40114
GroupFishes
GenusSalmo
Speciessalar
Common NameAtlantic Salmon
StateOH
LocalityLake Erie
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Year1876
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1505
Author:Parsons, J.W.
Date:1973
Title:History of salmon in the Great Lakes, 1850-1970.
Journal:Technical Papers of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Volume:68
Pages:80 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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