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    Species Accepted

    Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)

    American Smelt

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 2 countries or islands

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      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      CanadaYes
      MexicoNo

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      17 results
      American Smelt English
      Eperlano americano Spanish
      Freshwater Smelt English
      Ice Fish English
      Lake Herring English
      Leefish English
      amerikankuore Finnish
      koruška severoatlantská Czech
      rainbow smelt English
      vikertint Estonian

      Treatments

      1 result

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      13 results
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      Zicha O, Hrb J, Maňas M, Novák J, and BioLib contributors. BioLib.cz: Taxonomic tree of plants and animals with photos. 1999 - 2019, https://www.biolib.cz/en/main/
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).
      North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
      Norris, & Thaddeus. (1868). Remarks on a new species of Osmerus (O. Sergeanti). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 20.
      Mitchill, S. L. (1814). Report, in part, of Samuel L. Mitchill, M. D., Professor of Natural History, &c, on the fishes of New-York. D. Carlisle, New York, 1–28. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=216
      Nozères, C., Archambault, D., Chouinard, P., Gauthier, J., Miller, R., Parent, E., Schwab, P., Savard, L., & Dutil, J. (2010). Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci, 2866: 243. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145051
      https://eol.org/pages/357054
      Sawatzky, C. D., Michalak, D., Reist, J. D., Carmichael, T. J., Mandrak, N. E., & Heuring, L. G. (2007). Distributions of freshwater and anadromous fishes from the mainland Northwest Territories, Canada. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat Sci, 239. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=150377
      North/South Consultants. (2006). Potential dispersal of aquatic invasive species into Hudson Bay from ballast water from ships travelling from ports in Europe and North America. A report prepared for Fisheries and Ocean Canada File No. F2408-050083. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=155160

      Citation

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