New Zealand Freshwater Fish

11004-08007 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) large male. A landlocked population of this species once existed in Lake Fergus in Fiordland. This individual was hatchery raised from eggs collected from a redd of the last known wild pair at the outlet of Lake Gunn in the 1960's. The last few individuals died after the Christchurch earthquake. The species is now considered extinct in New Zealand *

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11004-08007 Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) large male. A landlocked population of this species once existed in Lake Fergus in Fiordland. This individual was hatchery raised from eggs collected from a redd of the last known wild pair at the outlet of Lake Gunn in the 1960's. The last few individuals died after the Christchurch earthquake. The species is now considered extinct in New Zealand *

Atlantic salmon 08007 salmo salar game sports acclimatised