Scientific Name
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792)
Park
Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Pink salmon
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom | Animalia |
Subkingdom | Bilateria |
Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
Phylum | Chordata |
Subphylum | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
Superclass | Actinopterygii |
Class | Teleostei |
Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
Order | Salmoniformes |
Family | Salmonidae |
Subfamily | Salmoninae |
Genus | Oncorhynchus |
Species | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
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
Abundant
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
16
References
Vouchers
4
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BLA - I & M Office.
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)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA)
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA)
Cape Krusenstern National Monument (CAKR)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Mount Rainier National Park (MORA)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Sitka National Historical Park (SITK)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)