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Class: Teleostei
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)

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Hypomesus japonicus
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Photo by Senou, H.

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

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Hypomesus nipponensis
[Japanese smelt]

Photo by Kim, I.-S.

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

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Hypomesus olidus
[Pond smelt]

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

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

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Hypomesus pretiosus
[Surf smelt]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

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

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Hypomesus transpacificus
[Delta smelt]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hypomesus japonicus Northwest Pacific 25 TL 1856
Hypomesus nipponensis Japanese smelt Asia 17 TL 1963
Hypomesus olidus Pond smelt Arctic, Northwest to Nort 20 TL 1814
Hypomesus pretiosus Surf smelt Eastern Pacific 30.5 TL 1854
Hypomesus transpacificus Delta smelt North America 12 TL 1963



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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