MBDP-NI: Osmerus eperlanus- Species account

Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Smelt

Distribution Map from NBN: Osmerus eperlanus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Osmerus eperlanus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Osmerus eperlanus

WoRMS: Osmerus eperlanus at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Osmerus eperlanus (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 126736.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii; Actinopteri; Teleostei; Osmeriformes; Osmeroidei; Osmeridae; Osmerus

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Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Osmerus eperlanus. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZG830. Accessed on 2026-05-31