Osmerus mordax

Rainbow Smelt

Collection Information for Osmerus mordax

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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYearHUC NumberDrainage NameStatus
40003OHErieLake Erie at Vermilion193604260000Lake Erieestablished
40079OH Lake Erie196804260000Lake Erieestablished
40002OH Lake Erie193504260000Lake Erieestablished
39842OH Lake Erie198504260000Lake Erieestablished
613791OHOttawaLake Erie at South Bass Island195504260000Lake Erieestablished
613785OHOttawaLake Erie at Put-in-Bay195304260000Lake Erieestablished
613789OHOttawaLake Erie, Jetty, East Harbor State Park197604260000Lake Erieestablished
613778OHErieDue east of Kelleys Island, Lake Erie193904260000Lake Erieestablished
613779OHErieLake Erie @ Cedar Point196904260000Lake Erieestablished
613780OHErieLake Erie, between Kelley's and South Bass Islands195304260000Lake Erieestablished
613782OHErieLake Erie, between Kelley's and South Bass Islands195204260000Lake Erieestablished
613781OHErieLake Erie between Kelley's Is and South Bass Is.196004260000Lake Erieestablished
613783OHErieLake Erie @ Johnson Island196904260000Lake Erieestablished
613784OHOttawaLake Erie at East Point, South Bass Island, 0.5mi E of Perry's Monument197204260000Lake Erieestablished
613786OHOttawaSmalle Boat Harbor-Lake Erie, Small boat harbor W. side of Catawba peninsula near Sugar Rock; about 5.0 mi NE of Port Clinton196704260000Lake Erieestablished
613787OHOttawaLake Erie 2,000' S. of Green Island196804260000Lake Erieestablished
613788OHOttawaLake Erie between Rattlesnake Island and Green Island; 2mi WNW of Put-in-Bay.197204260000Lake Erieestablished
613790OHOttawaLake Erie between Rattlesnake Island and South Bass Island; 1.5mi NW of Put-in-Bay197204260000Lake Erieestablished
613792OHOttawaLake Erie, between Rattlsnake and Green Islands, bottom trawl.197604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402122OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402073OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402636OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402091OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1402456OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402632OHLucasLAKE ERIE, AT MAUMEE BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1402480OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402491OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402455OHLorainLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504110001Black-Rockyestablished
1402481OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402492OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402637OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402482OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402493OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402457OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402638OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402483OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402494OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402458OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201404260000Lake Erieestablished
1402639OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402484OHErieLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402134OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201404260000Lake Erieestablished
1402146OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1402542OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402386OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402398OHOttawaLAKE ERIE, AT SANDUSKY BAY201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1402374OHLucasLAKE ERIE, AT MAUMEE BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1402543OHLucasLAKE ERIE, AT MAUMEE BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1402387OHLucasLAKE ERIE, AT MAUMEE BAY201504260000Lake Erieestablished
1402399OHLucasLAKE ERIE, AT MAUMEE BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1402451OHLucasLAKE ERIE, AT MAUMEE BAY201304260000Lake Erieestablished
1417548OHOttawaLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417573OHOttawaLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417585OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417561OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417562OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417549OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417586OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417574OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417563OHOttawaLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1417550OHErieLake Erie, Sandusky Bay201604260000Lake Erieestablished
1428040OHOttawaLake Erie, northeast of South Bass Island, Put-in-bay township200204260000Lake Erieestablished
1460367OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460413OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460379OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460369OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460392OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460381OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460393OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460382OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460394OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460383OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460395OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460384OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460374OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460420OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460386OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460669OHErieLake Erie, at Port of Sandusky201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460670OHErieLake Erie, at Port of Sandusky201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460671OHErieLake Erie, at Port of Sandusky201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1460650OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland Harbor201704260000Lake Erieestablished
1702398OHCuyahogaLake Erie near Vermilion, Ohio193604260000Lake Erie 
1702399OHCuyahogaLake Erie near Vermilion, Ohio193604260000Lake Erie 
1902878OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201504260000Lake Erie 
1902881OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201504260000Lake Erie 
1903047OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1903617OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201804260000Lake Erie 
1904323OHOttawaLake Erie, at Port Clinton, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1904461OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1904465OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1904467OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1904469OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1908499OHLucasLake Erie, at Western Lake Erie, MI/OH201304260000Lake Erie 
1908500OHOttawaLake Erie, at Western Lake Erie, MI/OH201304260000Lake Erie 
1909026OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201504260000Lake Erie 
1909027OHLucasLake Erie, at Toledo, OH201504260000Lake Erie 
1909022OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201404260000Lake Erie 
1909023OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201404260000Lake Erie 
1909024OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201404260000Lake Erie 
1909025OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201404260000Lake Erie 
1909033OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1909034OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1909035OHLucasLake Erie, at Toledo, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1909036OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1909037OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1909038OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201604260000Lake Erie 
1909042OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky, OH201504260000Lake Erie 
1909043OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky, OH201504260000Lake Erie 
1909130OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1909149OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1909153OHCuyahogaLake Erie, at Cleveland, OH201904260000Lake Erie 
1914536OHLucasLake Erie, at Maumee Bay, OH/MI202204260000Lake Erie 
1914932OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH202204260000Lake Erie 
1914934OHOttawaLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH202204260000Lake Erie 
1914937OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH202204260000Lake Erie 
1918729OHErieLake Erie, at Sandusky Bay, OH202304260000Lake Erie 
1919997OHLakeLake Erie, at Fairport Harbor, OH202404260000Lake Erie 

Citation for this information:
U.S. Geological Survey, 2026, Osmerus mordax: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov, Access Date: 6/4/2026