Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 11.3 cm TL male/unsexed; max. published weight: 50.0 g; max. reported age: 10 years
Boreal; 71°N - 55°N
Distribution
Arctic, Northwest to Northeast Pacific: drainages from Rae River (Coronation Gulf) and Great Bear Lake in Northwest Territories, Canada to Copper River in Alaska. Also in Hokkaido in Japan, Korean Peninsula and Siberia.
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 17; Vertebrae: 52 - 56. Vomer without posterior process; periphery of glossohyal bone with single row of conical teeth, another row of smaller teeth in center; pyloric caeca 2 (1-5); base of adipose fin more than 20% of head length; adipose eyelid absent.
Biology
Found in middle and surface water of ponds, lakes and streams, over a variety of bottom types. Enters brackish water. The species is basically anadromous, ascending rivers to spawn in spring. Within a specific lake or pond, adults are generally found in inshore spawning areas in spring and early summer, later moving offshore. Feeds on zooplankton, insects and algae. Only a few survive beyond age 3
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
Common names:
Common name/ Language/ Country
Ferskvandssmelt Danish -
Ferskvandssmelt Danish Denmark
Zoetwaterspiering Dutch -
Pond smelt English -
Pond smelt English Alaska
Pond smelt English Canada
Pond smelt English Russian Fed
Pond smelt English UK
Pond smelt English USA
Lampikuore Finnish Finland
Éperlan French France
Éperlan à petite bouche French -
Éperlan à petite bouche French Canada
Éperlan à petite bouche French France
Éperlan du Japon French France
Kleinmäuliger Stint German Germany
Nudelfisch German Germany
Süßwasser-Stint German -
Sperlano Italian -
Ishikarai-wakasagi Japanese Japan
빙어 Korean Korea Rep
池沼公魚 Mandarin Chinese China Main
池沼公鱼 Mandarin Chinese China Main
Stynka malousta Polish Poland
Eperlano de tanque Portuguese -
Eperlano-do-Pacífico Portuguese Portugal
корюшка малоротая речная Russian Russian Fed
обыкновенная малоротая корюшка Russian Russian Fed
огуречник Russian Russian Fed
речная малоротая корюшка Russian Russian Fed
Malorotaya koryushka Russian Russian Fed
Rechnaya malorotaya koryushka Russian Russian Fed
Eperlano de estanque Spanish -
Eperlano de estanque Spanish Spain
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