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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Osmeroidea —smelt .
Etymologies
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About 30 species within the arctic regions belonging to the families Petromyzontidae, Acipenseridae, Anguillidae, Clupeidae, Osmeridae, Salmonidae, and Gasterosteidae exhibit diadromous behavior (i.e., spend part of their lives in the marine environment and migrate to freshwater to spawn, or the converse).
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Predation on smelt a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae is typically associated with large size in landlocked salmon.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the order Salmoniformes includes the families Salmonidae (whitefishes, graylings, trout, salmon, and char), Osmeridae (smelts), and Plecoglossidae (ayu) from the Northern Hemisphere, as well as several families from the Southern Hemisphere.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the order Salmoniformes includes the families Salmonidae (whitefishes, graylings, trout, salmon, and char), Osmeridae (smelts), and Plecoglossidae (ayu) from the Northern Hemisphere, as well as several families from the Southern Hemisphere.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Predation on smelt a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae is typically associated with large size in landlocked salmon.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Predation on smelt a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae is typically associated with large size in landlocked salmon.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Predation on smelt a small, slender fish of the family Osmeridae is typically associated with large size in landlocked salmon.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the order Salmoniformes includes the families Salmonidae (whitefishes, graylings, trout, salmon, and char), Osmeridae (smelts), and Plecoglossidae (ayu) from the Northern Hemisphere, as well as several families from the Southern Hemisphere.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Today, the order Salmoniformes includes the families Salmonidae (whitefishes, graylings, trout, salmon, and char), Osmeridae (smelts), and Plecoglossidae (ayu) from the Northern Hemisphere, as well as several families from the Southern Hemisphere.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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A smelt is a fish of the family Osmeridae, which might naturally have something of a smell to it.
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