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Osmerus mordax

(Atlantic Rainbow Smelt)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Danish:

Amerikansk Smelt, Arktisk Smelt

Common Names in Dutch:

Amerikaanse Spiering, Arctische Spiering

Common Names in English:

Atlantic Rainbow Smelt, American Smelt, Arctic Rainbow Smelt, Arctic Smelt, Asiatic Smelt, Bay Capelin, Bay Caplin, Boreal Smelt, Freshwater Smelt, Frost Fish, Leefish, Ooutside Caplin, Outside Capelin, Rainbow Smelt, Smelt, Toothed Smelt, White-Fish

Common Names in French:

Eperlan Arc-En-Ciel

Common Names in German:

Amerikanischer Stint, Asiatischer Stint, Regenbogen-Stint, Regenbogenstint

Common Names in Inuktitut:

Ichloanik, Ilhuagnik, Iquar-Niq, Ithoanin

Common Names in Italian:

Eperlano, Sperlano

Common Names in Japanese:

Ky

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

亚洲胡瓜鱼, 亞洲胡瓜魚, 美洲胡瓜魚, 美洲胡瓜鱼

Common Names in Other:

Qiqotiliqaoraq

Common Names in Polish:

Stynka Amerykanska, Stynka Azjatycka

Common Names in Portuguese:

Eperlano , Eperlano Arco-, Eperlano-, Eperlano-Arco-

Common Names in Russian:

корюшка зубастая, огуречник

Common Names in Salish:

Kweles

Common Names in Spanish:

Eperlano , Eperlano Americano, Eperlano Arco Iris

Common Names in Swedish:

Arktisk Nors, Regnb

Description

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Habitat

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Osmerus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 10 species and subspecies in this genus:

O. dentex (Pacific Rainbow Smelt) · O. elongatus (Whitebait Smelt) · O. eperlanus (Atlantic Rainbow Smelt) · O. japonicus (Japanese Smelt) · O. mordax (Atlantic Rainbow Smelt) · O. mordax dentex (Arctic Rainbow Smelt) · O. mordax mordax (American Smelt) · O. nehereus (Bombay Duck (India)) · O. spectrum (Pygmy Smelt) · O. starksi (Night Smelt)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 7/15/2012