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Thaleichthys. Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts to distinguish them from the related Argentinidae (herring smelts or argentines ...
- Rainbow Smelt
The rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) is a North American...
- European smelt
The smelt is a sea fish that lives in the coastal waters of...
- Capelin
Binomial name. Mallotus villosus. ( O. F. Müller, 1776) The...
- Rainbow Smelt
They are often fried and eaten whole. Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes in Europe, North America and Northeast Asia. They are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts to distinguish them from the related Argentinidae, Bathylagidae ...
Interesting Facts About the Smelt. Each of the various species is slightly different from the last. Learn more about a few specific species, and what makes them unique, below. Capelin – People frequently use this species for fish oil and fish meal. Zoos and aquariums also use capelin to feed other fish species, seabirds, marine mammals, and more.
smelt, any of certain silvery, chiefly marine food fishes, family Osmeridae, closely related to salmon and trout and found in cold northern waters. Smelts, like trout, have a small, adipose (fleshy) fin. They are slender carnivores and spawn short distances upstream, in the surf or in ponds. The American smelt ( Osmerus mordax) has been ...
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