Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID158614
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateSD
LocalityMissouri River (Gavins Point Dam to Ponca, NE RM 810.0-753.0)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLewis and Clark Lake
HUC8 Number10170101
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13764
Author:Young, B.A., T.L. Welker, M.L. Wildhaber, C.R. Berry, and D. Scarnecchia, editors.
Date:1997
Title:Population structure and habitat use of benthic fishes along the Missouri and lower Yellowstone rivers.
Journal:Annual Report of Missouri River Benthic Fish Study PD-95-5832.
Publisher:US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Bureau of Reclamation.
Pages:207 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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