Spirinchus

Spirinchus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae) from the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent streams.

Spirinchus
Temporal range: Pliocene to Present[1]
Spirinchus thaleichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osmeriformes
Family:
Osmeridae
Genus:
Spirinchus

Species

See text.

Species

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)
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References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Spirinchus in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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