
Longfin Smelts
Spirinchus
Spirinchus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae) from the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent streams.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Longfin Smelt
speciesSpirinchus thaleichthys

Night Smelt
speciesSpirinchus starksi

Shishamo Smelt
speciesSpirinchus lanceolatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 92173.