European Smelt
Osmerus eperlanus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The smelt, cucumber smelt, or European smelt is a small species of fish in the family Osmeridae, native to coastal areas in Western Europe. They are a regional specialty in some countries, and are also known as sparling within Scotland.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Osmeriformes
- Family
- Osmeridae
- Genus
- Osmerus