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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae Smelts

Genus: Hypomesus

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Photo by Vasilets, P.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856)

Photo by Vasilets, P.
 
Hypomesus japonicus
[]

Photo by Senou, H.

Asia
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Hypomesus nipponensis McAllister, 1963

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Hypomesus nipponensis
[Japanese smelt]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

Arctic, Northwest to Nort
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Hypomesus olidus (Pallas, 1814)

Photo by Kim, I.-S.
 
Hypomesus olidus
[Pond smelt]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Hypomesus pretiosus
[Surf smelt]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Hypomesus transpacificus McAllister, 1963

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Hypomesus transpacificus
[Delta smelt]
5 Species of Family Osmeridae with Genus Hypomesus
(Smelts)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1856 Hypomesus japonicus Northwest Pacific 25 TL
1963 Hypomesus nipponensis Japanese smelt Asia 17 TL
1814 Hypomesus olidus Pond smelt Arctic, Northwest to Nort 20 TL
1854 Hypomesus pretiosus Surf smelt Eastern Pacific 30.5 TL
1963 Hypomesus transpacificus Delta smelt North America 12 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013