| Osmeridae (Smelts) |
| 25 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 158.0 g; max. reported age: 8 years |
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demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m, anadromous |
| Northwest Pacific: Korean Peninsula and northern Japan to the Kuril Islands and Peter the Great Bay (Russia). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-19; Vertebrae: 59-64. Vomer large, with broad, bifurcated posterior process; periphery of glossohyal bone with row of conical teeth, a few similar teeth located more centrally; pyloric caeca 6(4-7); base of adipose fin less than 20% of head length; eye small; adipose eyelid poorly developed. |
| A marine-coastal species; spawning occurs in May on beaches (Ref. 33312). Anadromous (Ref. 37812). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 March 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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