Osmeridae

Shishamo marine smelt

Hypomesus japonicus

Osmerid Fish beneath the Pacific Ocean

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Shishamo marine smelt is a freshwater fish of Northwest Pacific. The species occupies freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 25 cm.