Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID35709
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalitySt. Louis River at Lake Superior
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Louis
HUC8 Number04010201
HUC10 NameSaint Louis River
HUC10 Number0401020116
HUC12 NameSaint Louis River
HUC12 Number040102011604
Map
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Collection Year1946
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:67
Author:Hubbs, C.L., and K.F. Lagler.
Date:1949
Title:Fishes of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, Michigan.
Publisher:Contributions of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Volume:420
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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