Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1417550
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateOH
CountyErie
LocalityLake Erie, Sandusky Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day20
Collection Month9
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30327
Author:Briggs, A.S.
Date:2017
Title:Noningenous Fish Collections in the Lower Great Lakes in 2016.
Publisher:US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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