Family Osmeridae - Smelts
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Class |
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Actinopterygii |
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No. in FishBase |
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Genera : 6 | Species : 15 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : Yes |
Brackish : Yes |
Marine : Yes |
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Division |
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Peripheral/diadromous |
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Aquarium |
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none |
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Remark |
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Anadromous, freshwater (coastal) and marine. Distribution: Northern Hemisphere in Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. No axillary process on pelvics. Pelvic fin rays 8. Principal caudal rays 19; unbranched rays 2. Branchiostegal rays 6-10. Premaxillary and maxillary teeth present. Teeth on inner mouth bones and dentary. Mesocoracoid present. No orbitospehnoid. Pyloric caeca 1-11, or absent. Last vertebra directed upward. Color silvery. About 40 cm maximum length; most species below 20 cm. |
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Etymology |
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Greek, osme = bad smelling ( Ref. 45335). |
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Reproductive guild |
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nonguarders |
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Typical activity level |
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normal |
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Coordinator |
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Stomiatii | Osmeriformes | Osmeridae |
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In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status; 2: Different status; 3: Other combination; 4: Synonym in CofF; 5: Species/Subspecies issue; 6: Synonym of another species in CofF; 7: Not in CofF; 8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).
The list ordered as follows:
Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.
Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination | CofF |
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Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | accepted | senior | new | |
Salmo eperlanus Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym | senior | new | |
! Osmerus eparlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym | senior | new | |
Eperlanus schonfoldii Rutty, 1772 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Salmo eperlanomarinus Bloch, 1782 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Salmo spirinchus Pallas, 1814 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Osmerus eperlanus spirinchus (Pallas, 1814) | synonym | junior | new | |
Osmerus spirinchus (Pallas, 1814) | synonym | junior | new | |
Eperlanus vulgaris Valenciennes, 1842-56 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Osmerus eperlanus eperlanus ladogensis Berg, 1932 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Eperlanus schonfieldii Kljukanov & McAllister, 1973 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Osmerus eperlanus schonfoldi McAllister, 1984 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814) | accepted | senior | new | |
Atherina mordax Mitchill, 1814 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Osmerus eperlanus mordax (Mitchill, 1814) | synonym | senior | new | |
Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814) | synonym | senior | new | |
Osmerus dentex (non Steindachner & Kner, 1870) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Osmerus dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Osmerus eperlanus dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 | synonym | senior | change in rank | |
Osmerus mordax dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 | synonym | senior | change in rank | |
Osmerus mordax (non Mitchill, 1814) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Osmerus spectrum Cope, 1870 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1776) | accepted | senior | new | |
Clupea villosa Müller, 1776 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Salmo catervarius Pennant, 1784 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Mallotus catervarius (Pennant, 1784) | synonym | junior | new | |
Mallotus villosus catervarius (Pennant, 1784) | synonym | junior | new | |
Salmo socialis Pallas, 1814 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Mallotus villosus socialis (Pallas, 1814) | synonym | junior | new | |
Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson, 1836) | accepted | senior | new | |
Salmo pacificus Richardson, 1836 | synonym | senior | original | 1 |
Osmerus pacificus (Richardson, 1836) | synonym | senior | new | |
Thaleichthys stevensi Girard, 1858 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Osmerus albatrossis Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Lestidium parri Chapman, 1939 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854) | accepted | senior | new | |
Argentina pretiosa Girard, 1854 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus pretiosus pretiosus (Girard, 1854) | synonym | senior | new | |
Hypomesus olidus (Pallas, 1814) | accepted | senior | new | |
Salmo olidus Pallas, 1814 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Mesopus olidus (Pallas, 1814) | synonym | senior | new | |
Hypomesus olidus bergi Taranetz, 1936 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus olidus drjagini Taranetz, 1936 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus sakhalinus Hamada, 1957 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Salmo spirinchus (non Pallas, 1814) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Hypomesus japonicus (non Brevort, 1856) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Osmerus thaleichthys (non Ayres, 1860) | misapplied | misapplied | original | |
Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856) | accepted | senior | new | |
Osmerus japonicus Brevoort, 1856 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus pretiosus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856) | synonym | senior | new | |
Mesopus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856) | synonym | senior | new | |
Osmerus oligodon Kner, 1865 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Spirinchus verecundus Jordan & Metz, 1913 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus verecundus (Jordan & Metz, 1913) | synonym | junior | new | |
! Hypomesus verencundus (Jordan & Metz, 1913) | synonym | junior | new | |
! Spirinchus verencundus Jordan & Metz, 1913 | synonym | junior | original | |
Hypomesus pretiosus (non Girard, 1854) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Hypomesus nipponensis McAllister, 1963 | accepted | senior | change in rank | |
Hypomesus transpacificus nipponensis McAllister, 1963 | synonym | senior | original | 1 |
! Hypomesus nippnensis McAllister, 1963 | synonym | senior | change in rank | |
Hypomesus chishimaensis Saruwatari, Lopéz & Pietsch, 1997 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus olidus (non Pallas, 1814) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Mesopus olidus (non Pallas, 1814) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Hypomesus transpacificus McAllister, 1963 | accepted | senior | original | 2 |
Hypomesus transpacificus transpacificus McAllister, 1963 | synonym | senior | change in rank | |
Hypomesus olidus (non Pallas, 1814) | misapplied | misapplied | new | |
Spirinchus thaleichthys (Ayres, 1860) | accepted | senior | new | |
Osmerus thaleichthys Ayres, 1860 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Spirinchus dilatus Schultz & Chapman, 1934 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita, 1913) | accepted | senior | new | |
Osmerus lanceolatus Hikita, 1913 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Spirinchus starksi (Fisk, 1913) | accepted | senior | new | |
Osmerus starksi Fisk, 1913 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
! Spirinchus starki (Fisk, 1913) | synonym | senior | new | |
Allosmerus elongatus (Ayres, 1854) | accepted | senior | new | |
Osmerus elongatus Ayres, 1854 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |