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Scientific Name
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum in Artedi, 1792)
Park
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Spring 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
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Caudill, C., University of Idaho, 2005
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    The adults migrate upstream from April thru June through the park. The smolts migrate down during the spring freshets from February thru June. All spawning is in the headwaters of the John Day River and its larger tributaries.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Ken Hyde
Created Date
3/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
S. Mac Donald
Last Modified Date
8/16/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: OR Dept. of Fish & Wildlife annual reports, John Day Fish District, NE Region.
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