Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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Native Transplant
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22 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
46331 WI Lake Superior1930 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
46308 WI Lake Superior1968 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793629 WIAshland[No specific locality provided]2002 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793630 WIAshland[No specific locality provided]2002 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793547 WIAshlandLake Superior at RM 01968 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793544 WIAshlandLake Superior at RM 01968 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793548 WIAshlandLake Superior at RM 01968 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793562 WIAshlandLake Superior at RM 01975 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
157538 WIBayfieldApostle Islands National Lakeshore1999 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
299967 WIBayfieldChequamegon Bay, Lake Superior1960 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793543 WIBayfieldLake Superior at RM 01968 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793534 WIBayfieldSioux River at RM 01964 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
1649746 WIDouglas 2016 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
1598164 WIDouglas[No locality description provided]2011 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793614 WIDouglas[No specific locality provided]1999 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793561 WIDouglasAllouez Bay at RM 01975 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793579 WIDouglasAllouez Bay at RM 01981 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793600 WIDouglasAllouez Bay at RM 0.61992 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793531 WIDouglasNemadji River at RM 01964 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793581 WIDouglasSuperior Bay at RM 0.21982 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793588 WIDouglasSuperior Bay at RM 0.21986 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793593 WIDouglasSuperior Bay at RM 0.21989 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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