Biology:Osmerus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Osmerus | |
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| Osmerus mordax | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Osmerus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Osmerus /ɒsˈmɪərəs/ is a genus of smelt.
Species
There are currently four 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
- Osmerus dentex (Steindachner & Kner, 1870) (Pacific rainbow smelt)[3]
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 363: 1–560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Osmerus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ 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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-010-0070-z.
Wikidata ☰ Q2701013 entry
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