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Scientific Name
Salvelinus namaycush
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum in Artedi, 1792)
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Lake trout, LAT
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassActinopterygii
ClassTeleostei
SuperorderProtacanthopterygii
OrderSalmoniformes
FamilySalmonidae
SubfamilySalmoninae
GenusSalvelinus
SpeciesSalvelinus namaycush
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Found in Grand Sable Lake, Towes Creek, and Sable Creek.; Data Source: Newman 2001, MDNR 1980
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
8
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
10/30/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
5/21/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Found in Grand Sable (since 1940) and Trappers Lake (planted in 1908, but no longer there). Documented presence in Lake Superior nearshore areas of PIRO., Park Species Data Source: Doepke, P.A. 1972. Alger County lakes study. Report to the agency. Northern Michigan University. Marquette, MI. 68pp. Newman, Lee E. 2001. Stream Assessment, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. US Fish and Wildlife Service. Ashland, WI. 23pp. Lake fish collection and age growth summary - Sable Creek 06/16-06/19/1980. Mich. Dept. of Cons. Newberry, MI.
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