Osmerus

Osmerus is a genus of smelt.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:Osmerus dentex Osmerus eperlanus Osmerus mordax

* Osmerus mordax dentex Steindachner & Kner, 1870
* Osmerus mordax mordax

The Pygmy smelt Osmerus spectrum described by Edward Drinker Cope in 1870 is a synonym of O. mordax.
;Fossil speciesOsmerus albyi Sauvage, 1870 Osmerus glarisianus Agassiz, 1842 Osmerus larteti Sauvage, 1870 Osmerus propterygius Sauvage, 1870 Osmerus stilpnos Sauvage, 1870