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Osmerus
Temporal range: Thanetian to Present[1]
Osmerus mordax Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Osmeriformes Family: Osmeridae Genus: Osmerus Osmerus is a genus of fish in the Osmeridae family. It contains the following species:
- Pygmy smelt (Osmerus spectrum)
- Rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax)
- European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
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