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Allosmerus elongatus (Ayres, 1854)

Whitebait smelt
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Whitebait smelt
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: bait: yes;
Comments: Ranges from San Fransisco northward. Utilized as a fresh food fish in California (Ref. 6885).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osmeriformes (Freshwater smelts) > Osmeridae (Smelts)
Etymology: Allosmerus: Greek, allos = other + Greek, osmia = smell, odour; fresh cut cucumber (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Ayres.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas demersal; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 103 m (Ref. 96339).   Temperate; 50°N - 35°N, 129°W - 121°W

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, Canada to San Francisco, California, USA.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.9 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 6885)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9 - 11; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 14 - 17; Vértebras: 65 - 67. Adipose fin small, directed backward (Ref. 6885). Color pale greenish, almost colorless, a sharply marked silvery stripe along side (Ref. 6885).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 2850). Abundant in bays (Ref. 2850). Forms schools (Ref. 2850). Important food for larger fishes (Ref. 2850). Spawns in subtidal banks (Ref. 2850).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Oviparous (Ref. 35792).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para o homem

  Harmless




Utilização humana


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