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Eulachon

Thaleichthys pacificus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 7,058, February 6,557, March 10,176, April 11,907, May 18,413, June 16,036, July 12,729, August 11,344, September 9,971, October 7,908, November 6,367, December 6,449.
Canada124,916
British Columbia124,916
United States56,397
Alaska51,308
Washington4,827
Oregon238
California24

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

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

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