Osmerus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Stomiati
Ordo: Osmeriformes
Superfamilia: Osmeroidea

Familia: Osmeridae
Genus: Osmerus
Species: O. eperlanus – O. mordax – O. spectrum
Name

Osmerus Linnaeus, 1758
Gender: masculine
Type species: Salmo eperlanus Linnaeus, 1758
Fixation: subsequent designation by ICZN Direction 69
Original status: subgenus of Salmo Linnaeus, 1758 [as Osmeri]

References

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 310. Open access Reference page.
Osmerus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Heming, F. 1955: Proposed validation under the plenary powers of Osmerus (Class Actinopterygii) as of subgeneric status as from Linnaeus, 1758 (proposed validation of an erroneous entry on the Official List of Generic names in Zoology made by the ruling given in Opinion 77. The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature. 11 , 281-282 BHL

Vernacular names
eesti: Tint

Osmerus /ɒsˈmɪərəs/ is a genus of smelt.
Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European smelt)
Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
Osmerus mordax dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870 (Arctic rainbow smelt)
Osmerus mordax mordax (Mitchill, 1814) (Rainbow smelt)
Osmerus spectrum Cope, 1870
Osmerus dentex (Steindachner & Kner, 1870) (Pacific rainbow smelt)[3]

References

Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Osmerus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Mecklenburg, Catherine W.; Møller, Peter Rask; Steinke, Dirk (2010-12-01). "Biodiversity of arctic marine fishes: taxonomy and zoogeography". Marine Biodiversity. 41 (1): 109–140. doi:10.1007/s12526-010-0070-z. ISSN 1867-1616.