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Scientific Name
Salvelinus namaycush
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum in Artedi, 1792)
Park
Yellowstone National Park (YELL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusSalvelinus
SpeciesSalvelinus namaycush
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Originally intentionally stocked in Lewis and Shoshone Lakes; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Persistent with comment: Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundant in Heart, Lewis, Shoshone, and Yellowstone lakes; Data Source: Todd Koel - YELL Supervisory Fishery Biologist
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
7
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
BCI
Created Date
3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
kcrockatt@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/29/2016 9:52:40 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: found in Yellowstone Lake occurs only in 3 lakes, Park Species Data Source: NPFauna, D. Mahony
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Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Alagnak Wild River (ALAG)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS)
Curecanti National Recreation Area (CURE)
Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA)
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Glacier National Park (GLAC)
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Grand Portage National Monument (GRPO)
Grand Teton National Park (GRTE)
Indiana Dunes National Park (INDU)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
North Cascades National Park (NOCA)
Isle Royale National Park (ISRO)
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA)
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Noatak National Preserve (NOAT)
Voyageurs National Park (VOYA)
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
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