Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1651162
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMN
CountyCook
LocalitySaganaga Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRainy Headwaters
HUC8 Number09030001
HUC10 NameSaganaga Lake
HUC10 Number0903000104
HUC12 NameSea Gull Lake
HUC12 Number090300010404
Map
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Collection Day13
Collection Month7
Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1450
Author:Franzin, W.G., B.A. Barton, R.A. Remnant, D.B. Wain, and S.J. Pagel
Date:1994
Title:Range extension, present and potential distribution, and possible effects of rainbow smelt in Hudson Bay drainage waters of Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota.
Journal:North American Journal of Fisheries Management
Volume:14
Pages:65-76
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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