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Osmeridae
12 species in this family
The Osmeridae family belongs to the salmon, trout & smelts and includes 12 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.
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Best-known species
European smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Osmeridae
Breakfast fish
Mallotus villosus
Osmeridae
American smelt
Osmerus mordax
Osmeridae
Candlefish
Thaleichthys pacificus
Osmeridae
Japanese smelt
Hypomesus nipponensis
Osmeridae
Day smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus
Osmeridae
cigarfish
Hypomesus olidus
Osmeridae
Night smelt
Spirinchus starksi
Osmeridae
Whitebait smelt
Allosmerus elongatus
Osmeridae
Longfin smelt
Spirinchus thaleichthys
Osmeridae
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American smelt
Osmerus mordax
Osmeridae
Arctic rainbow smelt
Osmerus dentex
Osmeridae
Breakfast fish
Mallotus villosus
Osmeridae
Candlefish
Thaleichthys pacificus
Osmeridae
cigarfish
Hypomesus olidus
Osmeridae
Day smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus
Osmeridae
European smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
Osmeridae
Japanese smelt
Hypomesus nipponensis
Osmeridae
Japanese surf smelt
Hypomesus japonicus
Osmeridae
Longfin smelt
Spirinchus thaleichthys
Osmeridae
Night smelt
Spirinchus starksi
Osmeridae
Whitebait smelt
Allosmerus elongatus
Osmeridae