Hypomesus

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Hypomesus
Fossil range: Late Oligocene to Present[1]
Delta smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus
Delta smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Hypomesus
Gill, 1862
Species

Hypomesus chishimaensis
Hypomesus japonicus
Hypomesus nipponensis
Hypomesus olidus
Hypomesus pretiosus
Hypomesus transpacificus

Hypomesus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae), consisting of six species found in the northern hemisphere.

The pond smelt H. olidus is widespread across norheastern Asia, Alaska, and northwestern Canada, while the Delta smelt H. transpacificus is an endangered species of the Sacramento Delta in California.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. 
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