Species: Oncorhynchus nerka pop. 5
Sockeye Salmon - Baker River
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Salmoniformes
Family
Salmonidae
Genus
Oncorhynchus
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Fishes - Bony Fishes - Salmon and Trouts
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Actinopterygii - Salmoniformes - Salmonidae - Oncorhynchus
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T3Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
2004-07-13
Global Status Last Changed
2004-07-13
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
This ESU is named after the Baker River in the Skagit River drainage in northern Puget Sound, Washington, and includes sockeye salmon that return to the Baker River (Gustafson et al. 1997). <br>