Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID260792
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateSD
CountyPennington
LocalityPactola Reservoir [Rapid River ~10 miles W of Rapid City]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRapid
HUC8 Number10120110
HUC10 NameUpper Rapid Creek
HUC10 Number1012011001
HUC12 NamePactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek
HUC12 Number101201100110
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusstocked
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1028
Author:South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks.
Date:1993
Title:South Dakota Fisheries: An Evaluation of Introduced Sport and Forage Fish Species in Pactola Reservoir, 1989-1991.
Journal:Completion Report No. 93-11
Publisher:Department of Game, Fish and Parks, SD.
Pages:78 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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