| Scientific Name | Author | English Name |
|---|---|---|
| Allosmerus elongatus | (Ayres, 1854) | Whitebait smelt |
| Hypomesus japonicus | (Brevoort, 1856) | |
| Hypomesus nipponensis | McAllister, 1963 | Japanese smelt |
| Hypomesus olidus | (Pallas, 1814) | Pond smelt |
| Hypomesus pretiosus | (Girard, 1854) | Surf smelt |
| Hypomesus transpacificus | McAllister, 1963 | Delta smelt |
| Mallotus villosus | (Müller, 1776) | Capelin |
| Osmerus dentex | Steindachner & Kner, 1870 | Pacific rainbow smelt |
| Osmerus eperlanus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | European smelt |
| Osmerus mordax | (Mitchill, 1814) | Rainbow smelt |
| Osmerus spectrum | Cope, 1870 | Pigmy smelt |
| Spirinchus lanceolatus | (Hikita, 1913) | |
| Spirinchus starksi | (Fisk, 1913) | Night smelt |
| Spirinchus thaleichthys | (Ayres, 1860) | Longfin smelt |
| Thaleichthys pacificus | (Richardson, 1836) | Eulachon |