Misplaced Pages

Pond smelt

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Hypomesus olidus) Species of fish

Pond smelt
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Hypomesus
Species: H. olidus
Binomial name
Hypomesus olidus
Pallas, 1814

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). It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypomesus olidus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
Taxon identifiers
Hypomesus olidus


Stub icon

This Osmeriformes-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: