Biology:Pond smelt

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Pond smelt
Pond smelt illustration.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Hypomesus
Species:
H. olidus
Binomial name
Hypomesus olidus
Pallas, 1814

The pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus) is a fresh and brackish water species of smelt. It is found in the East Asia (eastern Siberia, northeast China, Korea, Hokkaido) and the northwestern North America (Alaska, northwestern Canada).[1][2] It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 NatureServe. (2013). "Hypomesus olidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T135708A18231181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T135708A18231181.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135708/18231181. Retrieved 14 January 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Hypomesus olidus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1074919 entry