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Scientific Name
Salvelinus fontinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brook trout, Coaster brook trout
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
Found in Lake Superior, streams, Siskiwit, Desor, and Hatchet lakes (Johnsson, Shelton, Jordan 1982). Kallemeyn (2000) did not find this species in Desor and Hatchet lakes.; Data Source: Kallemeyn 2000. Johnsson, Shelton, Jordan 1982. Hubbs and Lagler 1949. Koelz 1929.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
The brook trout is a North America endemic species and under natural conditions occurs only in northeastern North America, west in the upper Mississippi and Great Lakes drainages to Minnesota (Scott and Crossman 1985).; Data Source: Scott and Crossman 1985.
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
  • Exploitation Concern
    Isle Royale rangers enforce State of Michigan Fishing limits in Lake Superior. In the inland waters of Isle Royale there is a 7 inch minimum size and a possession limit of 2, with no more that 1 over 12 inches.
  • Management Priority
    ISRO cooperates with stocking efforts in the Siskiwit Bay area
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
6
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/20/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Joan Elias
Last Modified Date
7/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in Lake Superior, streams, Siskiwit, Desor, and Hatchet lakes (Johnsson, Shelton, Jordan 1982). Kallemeyn (2000) did not find this species in Desor and Hatchet lakes., Park Species Data Source: Kallemeyn, L W. 2000. A Comparison of Fish Communities from 32 Inland Lakes in Isle Royale National Park, 1929 and 1995-1997. US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey, Washington, DC. Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR-2000-004. Scott, W B and E J Crossman. 1985. Freshwater Fishes of Canada. Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Hull, Quebec. Johnsson, R G, P C Shelton and P A Jordan. 1982. Wildlife of Isle Royale. Isle Royale Natural History Association, Houghton, MI. Johnsson, R G, P C Shelton and P A Jordan. 1982. Wildlife of Isle Royale. Isle Royale Natural History Association, Houghton, MI. Hubbs, C L and K F Lagler. 1949. Fishes of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Michigan. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. 33:73-133. Koelz, W. 1929. A Survey of the Lakes of Isle Royale, with an Account of the Fishes Occurring in Them. Institute of Fisheries Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
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