Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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104 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
33877 IN Lake Michigan1923 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
33848 IN Lake Michigan and its immediate tributaries1968 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
34071 IN Lake Michigan and its immediate tributaries1968 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
34075 INJeffersonOhio River near Madison, in vicinity of the Clifty Creek Power Plant, River Mile 5601986 05140101 Silver-Little Kentuckycollected
1900763 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2019 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1900783 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2019 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1909755 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2021 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1909694 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2021 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1910126 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2021 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1917522 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2023 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1917562 INLakeLake Michigan, at Calumet, IL/IN2023 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1878154 INLaPorteMichigan City, Lake Michigan2010 04040001 Little Calumet-Galienestablished
158213 INPorterIndiana Dunes National Lakeshore1999 04040001 Little Calumet-Galienestablished
33878 INPorterLake Michigan at Indiana Dunes State Park1945 04040001 Little Calumet-Galienestablished
1902078 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2015 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901998 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2016 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1902030 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2016 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1902041 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2016 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1902043 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2016 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901920 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2017 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901906 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2017 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901838 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2017 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901847 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2017 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901901 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2017 04190000 Lake Michigan 
1901934 INPorterLake Michigan, at Burns Harbor, IN2017 04190000 Lake Michigan 
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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/7/2026].

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