Pigmy smelt
📖 Overview
Lives in small, deep, thermally stratified lakes. When this species occurs with Osmerus mordax, it usually spawns later in the year, feeds on smaller food items, grows more slowly, matures earlier in life, and has a shorter life span.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Pigmy smelt is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pigmy smelt is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Pigmy smelt is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Pigmy smelt is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 59°N - 37°N North America: Heney Lake in southern Quebec, Lake Utopia in southern New Brunswick in Canada, Wilton Pond and Green Lake in southern Maine, USA.
🌿 Ecology
smaller food items, grows more slowly, matures earlier in life, and has a shorter life span
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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