Spirinchus
| Spirinchus | |
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| Spirinchus thaleichthys | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Spirinchus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896 |
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Spirinchus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae) from the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent streams.
Species[]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Spirinchus lanceolatus (, 1913)
- Spirinchus starksi (, 1913) (Night smelt)
- Spirinchus thaleichthys (Ayres, 1860) (Longfin smelt)
References[]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Spirinchus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- "Spirinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
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Categories:
- Spirinchus
- Fish of the North Pacific
- Extant Pliocene first appearances
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
- Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann
- Osmeriformes stubs