Pond smelt
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The pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus) is a fresh and brackish water species of smelt. It is found in the East Asia (eastern Siberia, northeast China, Korea, Hokkaido) and the northwestern North America (Alaska, northwestern Canada).[1][2] It can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.[2]
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Pond smelt | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Osmeridae |
Genus: | Hypomesus |
Species: | H. olidus |
Binomial name | |
Hypomesus olidus Pallas, 1814 | |
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