Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35439
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMI
CountyMarquette
LocalityTrout Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEscanaba
HUC8 Number04030110
HUC10 NameWest Branch Escanaba River
HUC10 Number0403011002
HUC12 NameBryan Creek
HUC12 Number040301100204
Map
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Collection Year1912
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:74
Author:Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.
Date:1974
Title:Northern fishes, with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley. 3rd edition.
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, MN.
Pages:414 pp
Commentsstocked as forage for landlocked salmon
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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