Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39579
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateNY
CountyHamilton
LocalityRaquette Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRaquette
HUC8 Number04290005
HUC10 NameRaquette Lake-Raquette River
HUC10 Number0429000501
HUC12 NameRaquette Lake
HUC12 Number042900050103
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:93
Author:Werner, R.G.
Date:1980
Title:Freshwater Fishes of New York State: a field guide.
Publisher:Syracuse University Press Syracuse, NY.
Pages:186 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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