Babies of Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill)

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5 mm size of the Rainbow Smelt
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view; Bottom, ventral view.

14 mm size of the Rainbow Smelt
Top, dorsal view; Middle, lateral view; Bottom, ventral view.

DATA ABOUT SPECIMENS ABOVE

Specimens above caught: May, 1981.
Collection Site: Mouth of Grand River, Lake Erie, Ontario, Canada.
Collection Depth: Lake-depth, 5m, daylight.
Collection Method: Conical, fine-mesh townet.
Collectors: Staff, Ministry of Natural Resources, Port Dover, Ontario, Canada.
Illustrations above: Copyright, 2000, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.