Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID270395
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateKY
LocalityGreen River drainage, upper
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameUpper Green
HUC8 Number05110001
Map
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Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1664
Author:Burr, B.M., and L.M. Page.
Date:1986
Title:Zoogeography of the fishes of the lower Ohio-upper Mississippi basin.
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons
Pages:287-324
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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