Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID42270
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StatePA
CountyLuzerne
LocalityHarvey's Lake near Wilkes Barre
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Susquehanna-Lackawanna
HUC8 Number02050107
Map
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Collection Year1952
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage | stocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:294
Author:Denoncourt, R.F., T.B. Robbins, and R. Hesser
Date:1975
Title:Recent introductions and reintroductions to the Pennsylvania fish fauna of the Susquehanna River drainage above Conowingo Dam.
Journal:Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
Volume:49
Pages:57-58
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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