Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45427
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateVA
LocalitySouth Fork Holston drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010102
Map
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Collection Year1875
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:706
Author:Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead.
Date:1994
Title:Freshwater fishes of Virginia.
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:1079 pp
Commentsstocked around the state 1875-1880 under the name California salmon and Quinnat salmon.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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