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Scientific Name
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792)
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Silver salmon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusOncorhynchus
SpeciesOncorhynchus kisutch
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
York, Geoffrey and Alexander Milner. 1999. Colonization and community development of salmonids and benthic macroinvertbrates in a new stream within Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Based on information presented in: Mecklenburg, C.W., T.A. Mecklenburg, and L.K. Thorsteinson. 2002. Fishes of Alaska. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. Pp. 1037. And in: Jones, T.M, L.A. Bennett, and T.R. Hamon. 2005. Baseline inventory of freshwater fishes of the southwest Alaska inventory and monitoring network: Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Kenai Fjords National Park, and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. National Park Service, Anchorage, AK. pp. 120. And By: best professional judgement of Jeff Shearer, SWAN Aquatic Ecologist.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
45
References
2
Vouchers
19
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
jkl-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jeff Shearer (NPS - SWAN)
Last Modified Date
11/29/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: York, Geoffrey and Alexander Milner. 1999. Colonization and community development of salmonids and benthic macroinvertbrates in a new stream within Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.
Other Parks
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Muir Woods National Monument (MUWO)
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve (YUCH)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
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