Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1649745
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
CountryCanada
StateQC
LocalityUpstream sector of St. Lawrence Estuary
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGulf of St. Lawrence - Eastern Scotian Shelf
HUC8 Number32003700
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16391
Author:Dodson, J.J., J.-C. Dauvin, and B. D’Anglejan
Date:1989
Title:Abundance of larval rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax in relation to the maximum turbidity zone and associated macroplanktonic fauna of the middle St. Lawrence estuary, Canada.
Journal:Estuaries
Volume:12
Issue:2
Pages:66-81
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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