Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID242384
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateWI
CountyBayfield
LocalityCisco Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBad-Montreal
HUC8 Number04010302
HUC10 NameWhite River
HUC10 Number0401030206
HUC12 NameLong Lake Branch
HUC12 Number040103020605
Map
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Collection Year1983
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17204
Author:Mercado-Silva, N., G.G. Sass, B.M. Roth, S. Gilbert, and M.J. Vander Zanden
Date:2007
Title:Impact of Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) invasion on walleye (Sander vitreus) recruitment in Wisconsin Lakes.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:64
Pages:1543-1550
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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