Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID158213
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateIN
CountyPorter
LocalityIndiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number04040001
HUC10 NameCalumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC10 Number0404000104
HUC12 NameCalumet River-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC12 Number040400010403
Map
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Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13672
Author:Tilmant, J.T.
Date:1999
Title:Management of nonindigenous aquatic fish in the U.S. National Park System.
Journal:Paper presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of The American Fisheries Society, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 1, 1999.
Volume:129
Pages:50
CommentsAbundance unknown within park; breeder.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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