Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
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10 results for Osmerus mordax (Rainbow Smelt)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1878162 ILLakeDead River, Lake Michigan2010 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
1878159 ILLakeHighland Park, Lake Michigan2010 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
1878154 INLaPorteMichigan City, Lake Michigan2010 04040001 Little Calumet-Galienestablished
1878152 MIAlleganLake Michigan, Saugatuck2010 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
1878146 MIManisteeLake Michigan, Arcadia2010 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
1878149 MIMuskegonLake Michigan, Muskegon2010 04190000 Lake Michiganestablished
1635108 MOCape GirardeauMississippi River2010 07140105 Upper Mississippi-Cape Girardeauunknown
1795118 PAErie[No locality description provided]2010 04120101 Chautauqua-Conneaut 
793653 WIBayfieldDiamond Lake2010 04010302 Bad-Montrealestablished
793654 WIBayfieldDiamond Lake2010 04010302 Bad-Montrealestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/15/2026].

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