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| Atlantic Salmon (ouananiche) |
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| Name and Code |
| Family |
| Salmonidae - trouts and salmons |
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| Taxonomic Authority |
| Linnaeus 1758 |
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| Common Name(s) |
| Atlantic Salmon (ouananiche) |
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| French Name |
| saumon atlantique |
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| Conservation Status |
| Global Rank (GRank) |
| G5 (2016-08-02) |
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| National Rank (NRank) |
| N4N5B, NUN, NUM (2017-12-28) |
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| Provincial Rank (SRank) |
| SX1 (2011-02-11), SNA (2019-10-30) |
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| COSEWIC Status |
| Extinct1 (Nov 2010) |
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| AFS Status |
| Extinct1 (1,2) |
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| Status Notes |
| (1) Lake Ontario population |
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| Ecological Value |
| Ontario Origin |
| native/introduced |
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| General Abundance |
| uncommon |
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| Economic Importance |
| sport fish |
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| Habitat and Feeding |
| General Habitat(s) |
| lacustrine |
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| Environment |
| benthopelagic |
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| Trophic Class |
| invertivore/carnivore |
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| Habitat Preference |
| cool mid-waters of lakes; rocky runs and pools of small to large coldwater rivers; preferred water temperature range 12-16°C |
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| Reproduction |
| Reproductive Guild |
| Nonguarders: Brood hiders: Lithophils |
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| Spawning Habitat(s) |
| riverine |
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| Spawning Month(s) |
| October-November |
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| Spawning Temperature (°C) |
| 6-10 |
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| Nursery Habitat(s) |
| riverine |
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| Size and Age |
| Adult Length (cm) |
| 50.8-74.4 TL |
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| Adult Weight (kg) |
| 1.1-4.8 |
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| Age at Maturity (yrs) |
| 3-5 |
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| Maximum Length (cm) |
| 174 TL |
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| Maximum Weight (kg) |
| 46.76 |
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| Ontario Records |
| Record Length (cm) |
| 89.2 TL |
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Ontario Distribution |
| Lake Ontario, Lake Huron, St. Marys River, Trout Lake (near North Bay); stocked in Lake Ontario tributaries including Credit River, Duffins Creek, and Cobourg Brook; indigenous to Lake Ontario, extirpated in 1898, re-introduction ongoing |
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| Notes |
| anadromous life-strategy, although Ontario populations are entirely freshwater; stocked in Lake Huron by the Michigan DNR, Lake Ontario by Ontario MNRF and New York State DEC, and St. Marys Rver by Lake Superior State University |
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