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Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

European smelt
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Estonia country information

Common names: Harilik meritint, Lake dwarf smelt, Meritint
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Ojaveer, E. and E. Pihu, 2003
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1999
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Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in cold fresh water; commercially taken from Lake Peipus (Ref. 33247). Abundant in the Gulf of Riga and Gulf of Finland (Ref. 52079). Also Ref. 683.
National Checklist: Estonian checklist - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/en.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Anonymous, 1999
National Database: Estonian Vertebrates

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Osmeriformes (Freshwater smelts) > Osmeridae (Smelts)
Etymology: Osmerus: Greek, osme = odorous; similar to freshly cut cucumbers (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina; sötvatten; brackvatten; anadrom (Ref. 51243), usually ? - 50 m (Ref. 4545).   Temperate; 70°N - 43°N, 9°W - 55°E

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