Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus nerka
Oncorhynchus nerka
(Sockeye Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID41997
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciesnerka
Common NameSockeye Salmon
StatePA
CountyWayne
LocalityUpper Woods Pond northeast of Scranton
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLackawaxen
HUC8 Number02040103
HUC10 NameDyberry Creek
HUC10 Number0204010302
HUC12 NameEast Branch Dyberry Creek
HUC12 Number020401030201
Map
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Collection Year1978
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:211
Author:Cooper, E.L.
Date:1983
Title:Fishes of Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States.
Publisher:Pennsylvania State University Press University Park, PA.
Pages:243 pp.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:288
Author:Almy, G.
Date:1978
Title:Kokanee.. the tiny tackle teasers of Upper Woods Pond.
Journal:Pennsylvania Angler
Volume:47
Issue:4
Pages:16-18
Reference 3
Ref. Number:289
Author:Buss, K.
Date:1957
Title:The controversial kokanee - a salmon for the lakes of northeastern United States.
Journal:Pennyslvania Fish Commission Special Purpose Report
Pages:13 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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