Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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8 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1402788 MIWayneDETROIT RIVER2013 04090004 Detroitestablished
266628 MIWayneDetroit River, near western Grosse Isle pay bridge1987 04090004 Detroitcollected
1913937 MIWayneLake Erie, at Detroit River, MI/ON2022 04090004 Detroit 
1913979 MIWayneLake Erie, at Detroit River, MI/ON2022 04090004 Detroit 
1914046 MIWayneLake Erie, at Detroit River, MI/ON2022 04090004 Detroit 
1919783 MIWayneLake Erie, at Detroit River, MI/ON2024 04090004 Detroit 
1919812 MIWayneLake Erie, at Detroit River, MI/ON2024 04090004 Detroit 
1922769 MIWayneLake Erie, at Detroit River, MI/ON2025 04090004 Detroit 

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/14/2026].

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