Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1651163
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLac La Croix
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRainy Headwaters
HUC8 Number09030001
HUC10 NameLac La Croix
HUC10 Number0903000120
HUC12 NameLac La Croix
HUC12 Number090300012007
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month8
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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