Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Smelt)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOsmerus eperlanus (Smelt)
FamilyOSMERIDAE (smelts)
OrderOSMERIFORMES (an order of bony fishes)
ClassACTINOPTERYGII (ray-finned fishes)
Informal[Pisces] (fishes)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Maitland, P. 2004 The status, ecology and conservation of the Smelt in the British Isles British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 5: 330-338.

Osmerus eperlanus (Smelt) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Osmerus eperlanus (Smelt)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Osmerus eperlanus (Smelt)
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