Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID39602
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateNY
CountySuffolk
LocalityLong Island, streams
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLong Island
HUC8 Number02030200
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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