Osmerus

Updated on Dec 13, 2023

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Kingdom Animalia Family Osmeridae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Order Osmeriformes Scientific name Osmerus Higher classification Smelt

Lower classifications Rainbow smelt, European smelt, Pygmy smelt

Packing processing smelt fish in 500g bags atherina boyeri and osmerus eperlanus

Osmerus is a genus of smelt.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

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 (Pygmy smelt)

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