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Marine Species: Allosmerus elongatus
(Ayres, 1854)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Osmeridae |
| Genus: | Allosmerus |
| Species: | Allosmerus elongatus |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Whitebait smelt |
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| Description: | Dorsal fin consisting of 9-11 soft rays; anal fin consisting of 14-17 soft rays. The dorsal fin is small and is inserted in the middle of the body. It has an adipose fin. The scales are cycloid; the head has no scales. The lateral line is present only in the front part of the body. The eyes are large. It has a large canine tooth on the palate, sometimes with a smaller tooth on each side. |
| Habitat: | It occurs in shoals in coastal waters. Abundant in bays. |
| Color: | Greenish gray on the dorsum, with a distinctive silver strip on the side. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 22.9 centimeters in total lenght. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Northeast Pacific |
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