Pond smelt
The pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus) is a fresh and brackish water species of smelt. It is found in the East Asia (eastern Siberia, northeast China, Korea, Hokkaido) and the northwestern North America (Alaska, northwestern Canada).[1][2] It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Hypomesus |
| Species: | H. olidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypomesus olidus Pallas, 1814 | |
References
- NatureServe. (2013). "Hypomesus olidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T135708A18231181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T135708A18231181.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Hypomesus olidus" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
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