Pygmy smelt
Encyclopedia
The pygmy smelt, Osmerus spectrum, is a species of fish
in the Osmeridae family. It is found in Canada
and the United States
.
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 is found in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Source
- Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Osmerus spectrum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.