Specimen Information

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
(Chinook Salmon)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID45428
GroupFishes
GenusOncorhynchus
Speciestshawytscha
Common NameChinook Salmon
StateVA
LocalityPotomac (HUC6) non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC6
HUC8 NamePotomac
HUC8 Number02070000
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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