Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae Smelts

Genus: Allosmerus

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Photo by Fritzsche, R.A./J.W. Cavanagh

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 22.9 cm TL
Allosmerus elongatus (Ayres, 1854)

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Allosmerus elongatus
[Whitebait smelt]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allosmerus elongatus Whitebait smelt Eastern Pacific 22.9 TL 1854



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