- Hypomesus
Taxobox
name = "Hypomesus"
fossil_range = fossilrange|28|0LateOligocene to Present [cite journal
last = Sepkoski
first = Jack
authorlink =
coauthors =
title = A compendium of fossil marine animal genera
journal = Bulletins of American Paleontology
volume = 364
issue =
pages = p.560
publisher =
location =
date = 2002
url = http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class
doi =
id =
accessdate = 2007-12-25 ]
image_caption = Delta smelt, "Hypomesus transpacificus"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Osmeriformes
familia =Osmeridae
genus = "Hypomesus"
genus_authority = Gill, 1862
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "Hypomesus chishimaensis " "Hypomesus japonicus " "Hypomesus nipponensis " "Hypomesus olidus " "Hypomesus pretiosus " "Hypomesus transpacificus ""Hypomesus" is a
genus ofsmelt s (Osmeridae ), consisting of six species found in the northern hemisphere.The
pond smelt "H. olidus" is widespread across norheasternAsia ,Alaska , and northwesternCanada , while theDelta smelt "H. transpacificus" is an endangered species of theSacramento Delta inCalifornia .References
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