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]
| Pond smelt | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Hypomesus |
| Species: | H. olidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypomesus olidus Pallas, 1814
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References
edit- ^ a b NatureServe. (2013). "Hypomesus olidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T135708A18231181. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T135708A18231181.en. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypomesus olidus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
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