Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID36096
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateMO
CountyHoward
Localitynear Glasgow, Missouri River, MO
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Missouri-Moreau
HUC8 Number10300102
HUC10 NameJameson Island-Missouri River
HUC10 Number1030010201
HUC12 NameFish Creek-Missouri River
HUC12 Number103001020104
Map
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Collection Year1987
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaydispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:709
Author:Mayden, R.L., F.B. Cross, and O.T. Gorman
Date:1987
Title:Distributional history of the rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax (Salmoniformes: Osmeridae), in the Mississippi River Basin.
Journal:Copeia
Volume:1987
Issue:4
Pages:1051-1054
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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