Hypomesus

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

Species

smallmouth smelts

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderOsmeriformes
FamilyOsmeridae

Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

Observations recorded9,046

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 31
Family: Osmeridae
Collections: UWFC, UCMP, YPM, UAM, PLUNHM, CMN
Recorded in: Russia, United States, Japan, Russian Federation, Korea, North

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Osmeridae
Image: Hypomesus transpacificus.jpg

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Commons category: Hypomesus
taxon name: Hypomesus
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Hypomesus
start time: 28000000-0

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

==Species== There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856) Hypomesus nipponensis McAllister, 1963 (Japanese smelt) Hypomesus olidus (Pallas, 1814) (Pond smelt) Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854) (Surf smelt) Hypomesus transpacificus McAllister, 1963 (Delta smelt)

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