New Zealand Freshwater Fish

11004-08010 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) large male with well developed 'kype'. A landlocked population of this species once existed in Lake Fergus, Southland. This individual, was hatchery raised from eggs collected from the last known redd of a wild pair of salmon at the outlet of Lake Gunn in the 1960's. This individual died after the Christchurch earthquake, and the species is now considered extinct in New Zealand.

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11004-08010 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) large male with well developed 'kype'. A landlocked population of this species once existed in Lake Fergus, Southland. This individual, was hatchery raised from eggs collected from the last known redd of a wild pair of salmon at the outlet of Lake Gunn in the 1960's. This individual died after the Christchurch earthquake, and the species is now considered extinct in New Zealand.

Atlantic salmon 08010 salmo salar male kype game sports acclimatised