Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID32211
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateGA
CountyForsyth
LocalityChattahoochee River below Lake Lanier
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Chattahoochee
HUC8 Number03130001
HUC10 NameSuwanee Creek-Chattahoochee River
HUC10 Number0313000109
HUC12 NameJames Creek-Chattahoochee River
HUC12 Number031300010901
Map
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Collection Year1971
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:90
Author:Dahlberg, M.D., and D.C. Scott
Date:1971
Title:Freshwater fishes of Georgia
Journal:Bulletin of the Georgia Academy of Science
Volume:29
Pages:58-64
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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