Spirinchus

Spirinchus; Temporal range: Pliocene to Present
	Spirinchus thaleichthys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osmeriformes
Family:	Osmeridae
Genus:	Spirinchus ; D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1896
Species
	See text.

Last updated February 24, 2025

Spirinchus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae) from the North Pacific Ocean and adjacent streams.

Species

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

Spirinchus lanceolatus (Hikita, 1913) (Shishamo smelt, shishamo)
Spirinchus starksi (Fisk, 1913) (Night smelt)
Spirinchus thaleichthys (Ayres, 1860) (Longfin smelt)

References

↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spirinchus". FishBase . February 2012 version.

"Spirinchus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 6 June 2006.

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[1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Spirinchus". FishBase . February 2012 version.

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