Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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19 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
39541 NY Lake Ontario1929 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
39542 NY Lake Ontario1947 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
39610 NY Lake Ontario1955 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
39419 NY Lake Ontario1980 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
39592 NY Lake Ontario1980 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
39646 NY Lake Ontario1985 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1878269 NYCayugaLake Ontario2018 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1884309 NYCayugaOswego, Lake Ontario2018 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1653855 NYJeffersonHenderson, NY 13650, USA2019 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1649752 NYMonroe 2016 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1878272 NYMonroeLake Ontario2019 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1908123 NYMonroeLake Ontario, at Rochester, NY2015 04280002 Lake Ontario 
1907637 NYMonroeLake Ontario, at Rochester, NY2017 04280002 Lake Ontario 
1909046 NYMonroeLake Ontario, at Rochester, NY2017 04280002 Lake Ontario 
1909159 NYMonroeLake Ontario, at Rochester, NY2019 04280002 Lake Ontario 
1651223 NYMonroeNorth Hamlin2018 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1884306 NYMonroeNorth Hamlin, Lake Ontario2018 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished
1907797 NYNiagaraLake Ontario, at Lower Niagara River, NY/ON2012 04280002 Lake Ontario 
1651224 NYOswegoOswego2018 04280002 Lake Ontarioestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/8/2026].

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