European smelt
(Osmerus eperlanus)

Classification

Species: Osmerus eperlanus
Genus: Osmerus
Family: Osmeridae - Smelts
Order: Osmeriformes - Smelts
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: European smelt
Habitat: Anadromous
Climates: Temperate, Subpolar
Native: Europe
Distribution: Narva, Arctic ocean, Don, Northern Dvina, Daugava (Western Dvina), Baltic sea, Rhine, Loire, Atlantic Ocean

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