Species: Oncorhynchus tshawytscha pop. 17
Chinook Salmon - California Coast
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 - See NMFS (1999) for information supporting the recognition of this ESU.
Ecology and Life History
Habitat Type Description
Freshwater
Migration
false - false - false
Non-migrant
false
Locally Migrant
false
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5T2Q
Global Status Last Reviewed
1999-10-13
Global Status Last Changed
1999-10-13
Other Status
LT - LT: Listed threatened - 1999-09-16
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
Includes naturally spawned populations spawning in streams from Redwood Creek, Humboldt County, south through the Russian River, Sonoma County, California (NMFS 1999).