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Osmeridae (Smelts)
Etymology: Hypomesus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek,mesos = a half (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten; brackvatten pelagiska; anadrom (Ref. 51243). Temperate; 73°N - 38°N (Ref. 26213)
North America: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region in central California, USA.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 6 - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 5723); common length : 6.3 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 12193); rapporterad maxålder: 1.00 år (Ref. 12193)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 9 - 11; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 16 - 20; Ryggkotor: 52 - 57. Vomer without posterior process; periphery of glossohyal bone with single row of conical teeth, central part toothless; pyloric caeca 4(2-5); base of adipose fin more than 20% of head length; eye large; adipose eyelid poorly developed.
Adults occur in open brackish and freshwater of large channels. Diet consists of zooplankton (Ref. 33312).
Eggs are demersal (Ref. 33312).
Saruwatari, T., J.A. López and T.W. Pietsch, 1997. A revision of the ormerid genus Hypomesus Gill (Teleostei: Salmoniformes), with a description of a new species from the southern Kuril Islands. Species Diversity 2:59-82. (Ref. 33312)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5313 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00182 - 0.00758), b=3.17 (2.99 - 3.35), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.1 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (tm=1; tmax=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).