Osmerus
Genus of fishes
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Osmerus /ɒsˈmɪərəs/ is a genus of smelt.
| Osmerus | |
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| Osmerus mordax | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Osmerus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Osmerus dentex (Steindachner & Kner, 1870) (Pacific rainbow smelt)[3]
- 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)
The Pygmy smelt Osmerus spectrum described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1870 is a synonym of O. mordax.
- Fossil species[4]