Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35441
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMI
LocalityLake Huron
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
Map
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Collection Year1925
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
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
Reference 2
Ref. Number:772
Author:Christie, W.J.
Date:1974
Title:Changes in the fish species composition of the Great Lakes.
Journal:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Volume:31
Pages:827-854
Commentsescaped stocked lake
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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