Osmerus

Osmerus is a genus of smelt.

==Species== There are currently three recognized species in this genus: Osmerus dentex (Steindachner & Kner, 1870) (Pacific rainbow smelt) 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) The Pygmy smelt Osmerus spectrum described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1870 is a synonym of O. mordax. Fossil species Osmerus albyi Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy) Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz, 1842 (Oligocene of Czechia & Romania) Osmerus larteti Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy) Osmerus propterygius Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy) Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage, 1870 (Messinian of Italy)