Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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12 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
35877 MN Lake Superior1968 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
35640 MN Lake Superior1985 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
35682 MN Lake Superior and tributaries1946 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
35684 MN Lake Superior and tributaries1982 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
1522424 MN Lake Superior drainage2001 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
35707 MN MN north shore of Lake Superior1945 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
1890125 MNCook[No locality description provided]2025 04180000 Lake Superior 
1892066 MNLake[No locality description provided]2023 04180000 Lake Superior 
1884279 MNLakeWestern Arm, Lake Superior2016 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
1602008 MNSt. Louis[No locality description provided]2012 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
1676492 MNSt. Louis[No locality description provided]2020 04180000 Lake Superior 
35708 MNSt. LouisFrench River, at mouth, in Lake Superior1946 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/9/2025].

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