Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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21 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
270391 ILWhitesideMississippi River, Whiteside County1986 07080101 Copperas-Duckestablished
34075 INJeffersonOhio River near Madison, in vicinity of the Clifty Creek Power Plant, River Mile 5601986 05140101 Silver-Little Kentuckycollected
270395 KY Green River drainage, upper1986 05110001 Upper Greenestablished
34538 KYCarlisleMississippi River1986 08010100 Lower Mississippi-Memphisestablished
288587 MTValleyFort Peck Dredge Cuts1986 10060001 Prairie Elk-Wolfestablished
288604 MTValleyNelson Dredge.1986 10060001 Prairie Elk-Wolfestablished
268835 NY Susquehanna drainage1986 02050100 Upper Susquehannaestablished
266623 ON Detroit River, Malden Twp., Essex Co., near Bois Blanc Island1986 04090004 Detroitcollected
266626 ON Detroit River, Sandwich Twp., Essex Co., near Grass Island,1986 04090004 Detroitcollected
266621 ON Detroit River, Sandwich Twp., Essex Co., near Peche Island1986 04090004 Detroitcollected
269055 ON St. Marys River, downstream of sewage effluent1986 04200002 St. Marysestablished
266931 ON Georgian Bay, Collingwood Harbour, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co.1986 04240002 Lake Huronestablished
266930 ON Georgian Bay, Nottawasaga Bay, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co.1986 04240002 Lake Huronestablished
268837 PA Allegheny (HUC6) non-specific1986 05010000 Alleghenyestablished
268838 PA Monongahela drainage1986 05020005 Lower Monongahelaestablished
557925 PAEriePresque Isle Bay1986 04260000 Lake Erieestablished
268836 VA Potomac (HUC6) non-specific1986 02070000 Potomacestablished
793588 WIDouglasSuperior Bay at RM 0.21986 04180000 Lake Superiorestablished
793587 WIDouglasSuperior Bay at RM 0.91986 04010301 Beartrap-Nemadjiestablished
270396 WIRuskChippewa River1986 07050001 Upper Chippewaestablished
270397 WISt. CroixSt. Croix River, downstream of Bayport, MN1986 07030005 Lower St. Croixestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [3/11/2025].

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