Specimen Information

Osmerus mordax
Osmerus mordax
(Rainbow Smelt)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID42991
GroupFishes
GenusOsmerus
Speciesmordax
Common NameRainbow Smelt
StateTN
CountySullivan
LocalitySouth Fork Holston Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouth Fork Holston
HUC8 Number06010102
HUC10 NameSouth Holston Lake-South Fork Holston River
HUC10 Number0601010204
HUC12 NamePainter Spring Branch-South Fork Holston River
HUC12 Number060101020405
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for forage
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:705
Author:Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes.
Date:1993
Title:The fishes of Tennessee.
Publisher:The University of Tennessee Press
Pages:681 pp
Commentsstocked in the 1960's
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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