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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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Osmerus /ɒsˈmɪərəs/ is a genus of smelt.
Species
[edit]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]
- Osmerus albyi Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy)
- Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz, 1842 (Oligocene of Czechia & Romania)
- Osmerus larteti Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy)
- Osmerus propterygius Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy)
- Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy)
References
[edit]- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Osmerus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ↑ Mecklenburg, Catherine W.; Møller, Peter Rask; Steinke, Dirk (2010-12-01). "Biodiversity of arctic marine fishes: taxonomy and zoogeography". Marine Biodiversity. 41 (1): 109–140. doi:10.1007/s12526-010-0070-z. ISSN 1867-1616.
- ↑ "Osmerus Forskal 1775 (ray-finned fish)". Paleobiology Database.
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