Osmeridae: Smelts

Abstract

This chapter is an authoritative synthesis covering the ecology, morphology, reproduction, distribution, behavior, taxonomy, conservation, and the fossil record of the Smelts, family Osmeridae, of North America. The encyclopedic review is accompanied by color photographs, detailed illustrations, and figures creating a rich textual and visual experience that covers everything known about the diversity, natural history, ecology, and biology of this interesting family.

Citation

Hopkins, R. H. III; Warren, M. L., Jr. 2020. Osmeridae: Smelts. P. 149-192 in Freshwater Fishes of North America. M.L. Warren, Jr., B. M. Burr, A. A. Echelle, B. R. Kuhajda, and S. T. Ross, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 911 p.