Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant
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Specimen ID264754
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMT
CountyValley
LocalityMissouri River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameFort Peck Reservoir
HUC8 Number10040104
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Collection Day18
Collection Month6
Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18920
Author:Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Date:2009
Title:Rainbow smelt - Osmerus mordax. Montana Field Guide.
Publisher:mtgov.
Issue:accessed 24 November 2009
Reference 2
Ref. Number:18921
Author:Montana Natural Heritage Program.
Date:2009
Title:Natural Heritage Tracker - Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax).
Publisher:mtgov.
Issue:accessed 24 November 2009
CommentsCollected through 14 September 1999.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater

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