Spirinchus
Appearance
Spirinchus | |
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Spirinchus thaleichthys | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Osmeridae |
Genus: | Spirinchus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
Species | |
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Spirinchus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae) from the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent streams.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita, 1913)
- Spirinchus starksi (Fisk, 1913) (Night smelt)
- Spirinchus thaleichthys (Ayres, 1860) (Longfin smelt)
References
[edit]- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spirinchus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- "Spirinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.