Genus
Osmerus
2 species
Osmerus is a genus of smelt.
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Osmerus is a genus of smelt.
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The rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is a North American species of fish of the family Osmeridae. Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on these smelt. The rainbow smelt prefer juvenile ciscoes, zooplankton such as calanoid copepods...
The smelt or European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) is a species of fish in the family Osmeridae.
