A record of pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Actinopterygii, Salmoniformes, Salmonidae), in the Revelva River, Hornsund area (SW Spitsbergen)

In 2007–2008 the pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, was observed to attempt spawning migration up the Revelva River. The possibility of natural spawning of this alien species in rivers and lakes of Spitsbergen, as well as the risk of its natural hybridization with the native Arctic charr, Salvelin...

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Published in:Acta Ichthyologica Et Piscatoria
Main Authors: Witkowski,A., Głowacki,P.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2010
Subjects:
Spitsbergen
introduction
pink salmon
alien fish
non-indigenous fish
Arctic charr
Hornsund
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pink salmon
Salvelinus alpinus
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3750/AIP2010.40.1.14
https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26148/
https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/26148/download/pdf/
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Summary:In 2007–2008 the pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, was observed to attempt spawning migration up the Revelva River. The possibility of natural spawning of this alien species in rivers and lakes of Spitsbergen, as well as the risk of its natural hybridization with the native Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, are discussed.

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