Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Osmeriformes
- Family
- Osmeridae
- Genus
- Osmerus
Where to Find
Found in 7 diving areas across 2 countries and 1 regions.
- Manitoba & Prairie Lakes, Canada - 1151 records
- New Brunswick & Bay of Fundy, Canada - 356 records
- Newfoundland, Canada - 2 records
- Nova Scotia, Canada - 208 records
- Québec, Canada - 5429 records
- Great Lakes, United States - 3597 records
- New England, United States - 14 records