TAXONOMY ATLAS · LEVEL 04

Osmeridae

Osmeridae
Genera
6
Species
15

SPECIES INDEX

Species in this family

Browse all 15 published species in Osmeridae.

15 published species in this family

delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus)

Osmeridae

delta smelt

Hypomesus transpacificus
  • Up to 12 cm
Arctic rainbow smelt (Osmerus dentex)

Osmeridae

Arctic rainbow smelt

Osmerus dentex
  • Up to 34 cm
eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)

Osmeridae

eulachon

Thaleichthys pacificus
  • Up to 34 cm
night smelt (Spirinchus starksi)

Osmeridae

night smelt

Spirinchus starksi
  • Marine
  • Up to 23 cm
Shishamo marine smelt (Hypomesus japonicus)

Osmeridae

Shishamo marine smelt

Hypomesus japonicus
  • Up to 25 cm
Shishamo (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

Osmeridae

Shishamo

Spirinchus lanceolatus
  • Up to 70 cm
capelin (Mallotus villosus)

Osmeridae

capelin

Mallotus villosus
  • Up to 20 cm
pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus)

Osmeridae

pond smelt

Hypomesus olidus
  • Up to 20 cm
longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys)

Osmeridae

longfin smelt

Spirinchus thaleichthys
  • Up to 21 cm
surf smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus)

Osmeridae

surf smelt

Hypomesus pretiosus
  • Up to 30.5 cm
rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax)

Osmeridae

rainbow smelt

Osmerus mordax
  • Up to 35.6 cm
smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)

Osmeridae

smelt

Osmerus eperlanus
  • Up to 45 cm
wakasagi (Hypomesus nipponensis)

Osmeridae

wakasagi

Hypomesus nipponensis

Osmeridae

Pygmy smelt

Osmerus spectrum
  • Freshwater
  • Up to 17 cm
whitebait smelt (Allosmerus elongatus)

Osmeridae

whitebait smelt

Allosmerus elongatus
  • Marine
  • Up to 22.9 cm