Osmeridae

longfin smelt

Spirinchus thaleichthys

Twenty One Centimeters Osmerid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Temperate fish

longfin smelt is known around North Pacific as a fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 21 cm.