Shishamo marine smelt
Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Hypomesus japonicus
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Open encyclopedia reference
Hypomesus japonicus, the Japanese smelt, is a coastal fish species of the northwestern Pacific Ocean, ranging from the Korean Peninsula and northern Japan to the Kuril Islands and Peter the Great Bay.
Wikipedia contributors, Hypomesus japonicus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:38:12.705503+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Brevoort, 1856)
- Common name
- Shishamo marine smelt
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Osmeriformes
- Family
- Osmeridae
- Genus
- Hypomesus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOsmeriformes
- suborderOsmeroidei
- familyOsmeridae Regan, 1913
- genusHypomesus Gill, 1862
- speciesHypomesus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypomesus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese smeltHypomesus nipponensis McAllister, 1963 | OsmeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| surf smeltHypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854) | OsmeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| delta smeltHypomesus transpacificus McAllister, 1963 | OsmeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| osmeridae pond smeltHypomesus olidus (Pallas, 1814) | OsmeridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Mesopus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856) (Brevoort, 1856) | synonym |
| Spirinchus verecundus Jordan & Metz, 1913 Jordan & Metz, 1913 | synonym |
| Osmerus japonicus Brevoort, 1856 Brevoort, 1856 | synonym |
| Hypomesus verecundus (Jordan & Metz, 1913) (Jordan & Metz, 1913) | synonym |
| Hypomesus verencundus (Jordan & Metz, 1913) (Jordan & Metz, 1913) | synonym |
| Spirinchus verencundus Jordan & Metz, 1913 Jordan & Metz, 1913 | synonym |
| Osmerus oligodon Kner, 1865 Kner, 1865 | synonym |
| Hypomesus pretiosus japonicus (Brevoort, 1856) (Brevoort, 1856) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279420 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3NXD6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.