Osmerus
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Osmerus is a genus of fish
in the Osmeridae family.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Osmeridae family.
It contains the following species:
- Pygmy smeltPygmy smeltThe pygmy smelt, Osmerus spectrum, is a species of fish in the Osmeridae family. It is found in Canada and the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 4 August 2007....
(Osmerus spectrum) - Rainbow smeltRainbow smeltThe rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, is an anadromous species of fish of the family Osmeridae. The distribution of Osmerus mordax is circumpolar. The rainbow smelt was introduced to the Great Lakes, and from there has made its way to various other places. Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on...
(Osmerus mordax) - European smeltEuropean smeltThe Smelt or European smelt is a species of fish in the Osmeridae family.- Shape and appearance :The body of the European smelt is typically 15 to 18 cm long, slender and slightly flattened on either side. Larger fish may reach 30 cm in length. Smelts have a slightly translucent body...
(Osmerus eperlanus)