Osmerus

Osmerus /ɒsˈmɪərəs/ is a genus of smelt.

Osmerus Temporal range: Thanetian to Present[1]
Osmerus mordax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osmeriformes
Family:	Osmeridae
Genus:	Osmerus Linnaeus, 1758

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt)
• Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
  • Osmerus mordax dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 (Arctic rainbow smelt)
  • Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814) (Rainbow smelt)
• Osmerus spectrum Cope, 1870
• Osmerus dentex (Steindachner & Kner, 1870) (Pacific rainbow smelt)^[3]