Osmerus

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Osmerus
Temporal range: Thanetian to Present[1]
Osmerus mordax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Osmerus
Linnaeus, 1758

Osmerus is a genus of smelt.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]

  • 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)
  • Osmerus spectrum Cope, 1870 (Pygmy smelt)

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. Retrieved 2007-12-25. 
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Osmerus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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