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Scientific Name
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792)
Park
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
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
Found in Lake Superior and perhaps in Siskiwit Lake (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982).; Data Source: Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982. Hubbs and Lagler 1949.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Introduced (Becker 1983). In 1956 pinks collected in the fall of 1955 from the Skeena River, B.C., were released into Lake Superior and have maintained a small population there since that time (Scott and Crossman 1985).; Data Source: Scott and Crossman 1985. Becker 1983.
Abundance
Unknown
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Elizabeth Nauertz
Last Modified Date
7/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in Lake Superior and perhaps in Siskiwit Lake (Johnsson, Shelton, and Jordan 1982)., Park Species Data Source: 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. Becker, G C. 1983. Fishes of Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI. 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.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Residency was Unknown with comment: Residency details unknown.
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