Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID269028
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityNiagara River between Queenston and Niagara-on-the-Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNiagara River
HUC8 Number04270101
HUC10 NameNiagara
HUC10 Number0427010108
HUC12 Name041201040000
HUC12 Number042701010809
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month8
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18417
Author:Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH)
Date:2010
Title:Exotic species data for Ontario, Canada (unpublished).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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