Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39541
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
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Collection Year1929
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked escaped
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:98
Author:Smith, C.L.
Date:1985
Title:The inland fishes of New York State.
Publisher:New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Pages:522 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
CommentsFirst reports. Could be native or introduced from either the Welland Canal or the Finger Lakes via the Seneca-Cayuga, Erie and Oswego Canals.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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