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Scientific Name
Osmerus mordax
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Rainbow smelt
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
| Order | Osmeriformes |
| Suborder | Osmeroidei |
| Superfamily | Osmeroidea |
| Family | Osmeridae |
| Genus | Osmerus |
| Species | Osmerus mordax |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Fessell et al. 2007
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to the North American North Atlantic coast.; Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Common in Lake Michigan (Kelly and Price 1979). Few in 1941-1943 and rare in 1967-1972 in Platte River (Taube 1974).; Data Source: Kelly and Price 1979; Taube 1974
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
D M Loope
Created Date
11/5/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
3/5/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Recorded in Lake Michigan, Platte Lake, Platte River, and Shalda Creek., Park Species Data Source: Kelly, T. M. and B. Price. 1979. Fishes of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore - Final report. Report to the agency. 30 pp + appendix.
Fessell, B., J. Elias and J. Glase. 2007. Inventory and evaluation of inland fisheries at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Taube, C. M. 1974. A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Platte River, Its Surrounding Area, And Its Salmonid Fishes. Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lansing, MI.
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