Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1904841
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
CountryCanada
StateONT
LocalityLake Superior, at Black Bay, ON
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBlack Sturgeon River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC8 Number04160002
HUC10 NameBlack Sturgeon River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC10 Number0416000200
HUC12 NameBlack Sturgeon River-Frontal Lake Superior
HUC12 Number041600020000
Map
Collection Day6
Collection Month9
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46623
Author:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Date:2025
Title:Great Lakes Basin-Wide Early Detection Monitoring - Fish and Invertebrate Dataset
Publisher:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [3/10/2026].

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