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Rainbow Smelt

Osmerus mordax (Mitchill 1814)

Diet

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Feeds on copepods, eggs, crustaceans, fishes, squids, worms and insects

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
Kennedy, Mary [email]

Distribution

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Labrador to Pennsylvania

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
Kennedy, Mary [email]

Habitat

provided by World Register of Marine Species
anadromous species; ascend streams in spring to spawn, landlocked species also exist

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
Kennedy, Mary [email]

Habitat

provided by World Register of Marine Species
nektonic

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
Kennedy, Mary [email]