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European Smelt

Osmerus eperlanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 8,070, February 5,960, March 9,338, April 14,691, May 21,183, June 23,098, July 24,717, August 21,256, September 15,606, October 11,649, November 6,365, December 4,975.
United States166,910
Alaska166,908
Canada17
Finland10
British Columbia9
Netherlands9
Russia6
Germany5
Denmark4
Schleswig-Holstein4

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Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderSmelts and Allies · Osmeriformes
FamilySmelts · Osmeridae
GenusOsmerus

Sources

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