night smelt
Spirinchus starksi
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Osmeriformes
- Family
- Osmeridae
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The Night smelt (Spirinchus starksi) is a true smelt of the northern family Osmeridae and part of the larger order Osmeriformes. The family of the true smelt consists of 12 species; 7 of which are native to California's estuary and coastal waters. The night smelt is one of the three extant (still existing) species in the Spirinchus genus, along with the Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) and the shishamo (Spirinchus lanceolatus), native to northern Japan.
Spirinchus starksi es un pez de la familia Osmeridae que se encuentra en varios estuarios y lagos de la costa norte del océano Pacífico en América del norte. Referencias Enlaces externos Wikispecies tiene un artículo sobre Spirinchus starksi.
Distribution
Sources and credits
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