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Common Name

Rainbow Smelt

Specimen Numbers

USNM-020947

Species

Species: mordax

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Subclass: Neopterygii Infraclass: Teleostei Superorder: Clupeomorpha Order: Osmeriformes Suborder: Osmeroidei Family: Osmeridae Genus: Osmerus Species: mordax 409

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - Atlas	0	0	0
Vomer	0	0	0
Parasphenoid	0	0	0
Basioccipital	0	0	0
Exoccipital	0	0	0

Specimen Elements

City

Eastport

Age

Modern to Modern

Collector

E. G. Blackford

Collection

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

12/22/2015

Repository

SI:VertebrateZoo:Fishes

Country: USA State: Maine - - Location: Eastport

Cause Of Death

Unknown

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Comments

Fam: 055; Spec: 001; Fishbone Ledger no.: 26718; Skeleton: osteo 1; Date cataloged:06 March 1878