''Osmerus'' is a genus of
smelt
Smelt may refer to:
* Smelting, chemical process
* The common name of various fish:
** Smelt (fish), a family of small fish, Osmeridae
** Australian smelt in the family Retropinnidae and species ''Retropinna semoni''
** Big-scale sand smelt ''At ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Osmerus eperlanus
''Osmerus'' is a genus of smelt.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''Osmerus eperlanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt)
* ''Osmerus mordax'' (Mitchill, 1814)
** ''Osmerus mordax dentex'' Steindachner & K ...
''
(Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) (European smelt)
* ''
Osmerus mordax
The rainbow smelt (''Osmerus mordax'') is a North American species of fish of the family Osmeridae. Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on these smelt. The rainbow smelt prefer juvenile ciscoes, zooplankton such as calanoid copepods ('' L ...
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(Mitchill, 1814)
** ''
Osmerus mordax dentex
''Osmerus'' is a genus of smelt.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''Osmerus eperlanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt)
* ''Osmerus mordax'' (Mitchill, 1814)
** '' Osmerus mordax dentex'' Steindachner & ...
''
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
& Kner, 1870 (Arctic rainbow smelt)
** ''
Osmerus mordax mordax
''Osmerus'' is a genus of smelt.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''Osmerus eperlanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt)
* ''Osmerus mordax'' (Mitchill, 1814)
** ''Osmerus mordax dentex'' Steindachner & Kn ...
''
( Mitchill, 1814) (Rainbow smelt)
* ''
Osmerus spectrum''
Cope
The cope (known in Latin as ''pluviale'' 'rain coat' or ''cappa'' 'cape') is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colours, litu ...
, 1870 (Pygmy smelt)
References
Extant Thanetian first appearances
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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