Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID27015
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateAR
CountyCrittenden
LocalityMississippi River near West Memphis
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Mississippi-Memphis
HUC8 Number08010100
HUC10 NameMemphis-Mississippi River
HUC10 Number0801010007
HUC12 NameLoosahatchie Bar-Mississippi River
HUC12 Number080101000703
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:716
Author:Robison, H.W., and T.M. Buchanan
Date:1988
Title:Fishes of Arkansas.
Publisher:University of Arkansas Press
Pages:536 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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