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Osmerus
Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Osmerus /ɒsˈmɪərəs/ is a genus of smelt.
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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]
References
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