Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1522484
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMN
CountyCass
LocalityMississippi Headwaters [Upper Mississippi Drainage Within Minnesota]
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
Map
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Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13443
Author:Hatch, J.T., and K. Schmidt
Date:2002
Title:Fishes of Minnesota: Distribution in 8 Major Drainage Basins
Pages:12
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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