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Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792)

Dataset
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Walbaum, J. J. 1792. Petri artedi Sueci genera piscium. in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis. Redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52. Ichthyologiae. A.F. Rose, Grypeswaldiae. No. Pars iii: 1-723, pls. 1-3.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Salmoniformes
family
Salmonidae
genus
Oncorhynchus
species
Oncorhynchus nerka

Name

Synonyms
Hypsifario kennerlyi (Suckley, 1861)
Oncorhynchus adonis Jordan & McGregor, 1925
Oncorhynchus nerka kennerlyi (Suckley, 1861)
Oncorhynchus nerka nerka
Salmo kennerlyi Suckley, 1861
Salmo nerka Walbaum, 1792
Salmo paucidens Richardson, 1836
Homonyms
Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792)
Common names
Beni-zake in Japanese
Blaurücken in German
Blaurücken in German
Blue-Back in English
Blue-back in English
Blue-back in English
Blueback in English
Blueback in English
Blueback Salmon in English
Blueback salmon in English
Blueback salmon in English
Blueback salmon in English
Fraser River Salmon in English
Fraser river salmon in English
Fraser river salmon in English
Gyi'aL in language.
Himemasu in Japanese
Hisit in language.
Hísṇ in language.
Indian-laks in Norwegian
Indian-laks in Norwegian
Indianlax in Swedish
Indianlax in Swedish
Intiaanilohi in Finnish
Intiaanilohi in Finnish
K'wit'thet in language.
K'wolexw in language.
K'wsech in language.
Karlikovaya nerka in Russian
Kennerly'S Salmon in English
Kennerly's salmon in English
Kickininee in English
Kickininee in English
Kokanee in English
Kokanee in English
Kokanee in English
Kokani in French
Kokkinos solomos in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Krasnaya in Russian
Lachs in German
Land-Locked Sockeye in English
Land-locked sockeye in English
Little Redfish in English
Little redfish in English
Miòat in language.
Müsoo in language.
Nerka in Russian
Nerka in Estonian
Nerka-Lachs in German
Niklliq in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, W.N. & Fricke (eds.), R. (1899-12-31 23:00:00) Catalog of Fishes electronic version (15 January 2010).
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  4. Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25.
  5. Huettmann, F. (2007). ArcOD species list by Falk Huettmann. provided on 2007-11-25.
  6. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  7. King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
  8. Mann 1954, Arratia 1981, Ruiz & Marchant 2004.
  9. National Marine Fisheries Service, 1991: Endangered and Threatened Species; Endangered Status for Snake River Sockeye Salmon. Federal Register, vol. 56, no. 224. 58619-58624.
  10. National Marine Fisheries Service, 1999: Endangered and Threatened Species: Threatened Status for Two ESUs of Chum Salmon in Washington and Oregon. Federal Register, vol. 64, no. 57. 14508-14517.
  11. National Marine Fisheries Service, 2005: Endangered and Threatened Species: Final Listing Determinations for 16 ESUs of West Coast Salmon, and Final 4(d) Protective Regulations for Threatened Salmonid ESUs. Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 123. 37160-37204.
  12. Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds., 2004: Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. ix + 386.
  13. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1980: A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fourth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 12. 174.
  14. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada, Fifth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 20. 183.
  15. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1992: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of the Snake River Sockeye Salmon as an Endangered Species. Federal Register, vol. 57, no. 2. 212-213.
  16. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1999: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing of Nine Evolutionarily Significant Units of Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Sockeye Salmon, and Steelhead. Federal Register, vol. 64, no. 147. 41835-41839.
  17. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2011: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Population of Oncorhynchus nerka as an Endangered or Threatened Distinct Population Segment. Federal Register, vol. 76, no. 192. 61298-61307.
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