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Name: |
Rainbow Smelt |
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Other Common Names: |
Smelt, American smelt, freshwater smelt, frost fish, ice fish |
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Scientific Name: |
Osmerus mordax |
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Length: |
Average length is 7 inches |
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Identification: |
Slender, cylindrical body, elongated and pointed snout; mouth is large with protruding lower jaw; teeth on both mandibles; silvery with sides lighter and white belly |
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Photo courtesy of |
Konrad Schmidt - James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History |
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Text courtesy of: |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa Fish and Fishing by James R. Harlan and Everett B. Speaker with James Mayhew; color illustrations by Maynard F. Reece Fishes of Wisconsin by George C. Becker |