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Scientific Name
Salvelinus fontinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
brook trout charr salter
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusSalvelinus
SpeciesSalvelinus fontinalis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: SEKI Wildlife Observations Database (SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb)
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to the eastern U.S.; Data Source: Storer, T. I. and R. L. Unsinger, Sierra Nevada Natural History. University of California Press, Berkeley. 374 pp. Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: Introduced trout have devasted populations of native mountain yellow-legged frogs and numerous invertebrate species.
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Harold Werner, professional judgement
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    Populations are being removed from some areas to restore mountain yellow-legged frogs.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Harold Werner, personal judgement
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
574
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Harold Werner
Created Date
5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
lchow@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/1/2014 4:32:08 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
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Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Great Basin National Park (GRBA)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KAWW)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
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Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Morristown National Historical Park (MORR)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial (MORU)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (SAGA)
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE)
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Wind Cave National Park (WICA)
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Zion National Park (ZION)
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