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Scientific Name
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum in Artedi, 1792)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Chinook salmon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusOncorhynchus
SpeciesOncorhynchus tshawytscha
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Fessell et al. 2007
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common in Lake Michigan (Kelly & Price 1979). "Few" in Platte River in 1967-1972 (Taube 1974).; Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979; Taube 1974
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
4
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded in Platte Lake, Platte River, Big Glen Lake, Crystal River, mouth of Shalda Creek, Upper Otter Creek, Hatland Creek, Lake Michigan, and Bass Lake (Benzie Co.)., Park Species Data Source: Kelly, T. M. and B. Price. 1979. Fishes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Final report. Report to the agency. 30 pp + appendix. Fessell, B., J. Elias and J. Glase. 2007. Inventory and evaluation of inland fisheries at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Taube, C. M. 1974. A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Platte River, Its Surrounding Area, And Its Salmonid Fishes. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.
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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (LARO)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
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