Biology:Spirinchus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Spirinchus Temporal range: Pliocene to Present[1]
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| Spirinchus thaleichthys | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Spirinchus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
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Spirinchus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae) from the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent streams.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita, 1913)
- Spirinchus starksi (Fisk, 1913) (Night smelt)
- Spirinchus thaleichthys (Ayres, 1860) (Longfin smelt)
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 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 Spirinchus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- "Spirinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=162047. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
Wikidata ☰ Q4040279 entry
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