Order: Osmeriformes (Smelts)

Alepocephalidae (Slick-head fishes)
Argentinidae (Argentines and herring smelts)
Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)
Galaxiidae (Galaxiids)
Lepidogalaxiidae (Dwarf pencil-fishes)
Leptochilichthyidae (Smooth-head fishes)
Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts)
Opisthoproctidae (Barrel-eye fishes and spook-fishes)
Osmeridae (Smelts)
Platytroctidae (Tube-shoulder fishes)
Plecoglossidae (Ayu fishes)
Retropinnidae (New Zealand smelts)
Salangidae (Ice-fishes and noodle fishes)

Family: Alepocephalidae (Slick-head fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Alepocephalus agassizii	Agassiz' slick-head fish
Alepocephalus andersoni	Unspecified
Alepocephalus antipodianus	Antipodean slick-head fish
Alepocephalus asperifrons	Rough-head slick-head fish
Alepocephalus australis	Small-scaled brown slick-head fish
Alepocephalus bairdii	Baird's slick-head fish
Alepocephalus bicolor	Bicolour slick-head fish
Alepocephalus blanfordii	Unspecified
Alepocephalus dentifer	Unspecified
Alepocephalus fundulus	Small-scale slick-head fish
Alepocephalus longiceps	Long-fin slick-head fish
Alepocephalus longirostris	Long-snout slick-head fish
Alepocephalus melas	Unspecified
Alepocephalus owstoni	Owston's slick-head fish
Alepocephalus planifrons	Smooth-faced slick-head fish
Alepocephalus productus	Smalleye smooth-head fish
Alepocephalus rostratus	Risso's smooth-head fish
Alepocephalus tenebrosus	California slick-head fish
Alepocephalus triangularis	Triangulate slick-head fish
Alepocephalus umbriceps	Slick-head fish
Asquamiceps caeruleus	Unspecified
Asquamiceps hjorti	Bare-throat slick-head fish
Asquamiceps longmani	Unspecified
Asquamiceps velaris	Fan-fin smooth-head fish
Aulastomatomorpha phospherops	Luminous slick-head fish
Bajacalifornia aequatoris	Unspecified
Bajacalifornia arcylepis	Network slick-head fish
Bajacalifornia burragei	Sharp-chin slick-head fish
Bajacalifornia calcarata	Brown slick-head fish
Bajacalifornia erimoensis	Unspecified
Bajacalifornia megalops	Big-eye smooth-head fish
Bajacalifornia microstoma	Unspecified
Bathylaco macrophthalmus	Unspecified
Bathylaco nielseni	Unspecified
Bathylaco nigricans	Black warrior fish
Bathyprion danae	Fang-tooth smooth-head fish
Bathytroctes breviceps	Unspecified
Bathytroctes elegans	Unspecified
Bathytroctes inspector	Unspecified
Bathytroctes macrognathus	Unspecified
Bathytroctes macrolepis	Koefoed's smooth-head fish
Bathytroctes michaelsarsi	Michael Sars' smooth-head fish
Bathytroctes microlepis	Small-scale smooth-head fish
Bathytroctes oligolepis	Unspecified
Bathytroctes pappenheimi	Unspecified
Bathytroctes squamosus	Deep-scale slick-head fish
Bathytroctes zugmayeri	Zugmayer's slick-head fish
Conocara bertelseni	Bertelsen's smooth-head fish
Conocara fiolenti	Fiolenti's smooth-head fish
Conocara kreffti	Wrinkled slick-head fish
Conocara macropterum	Long-fin smooth-head fish
Conocara microlepis	Elongate smooth-head fish
Conocara murrayi	Murray's smooth-head fish
Conocara nigrum	Flat-head slick-head fish
Conocara paxtoni	Paxton's smooth-head fish
Conocara salmoneum	Salmon smooth-head fish
Conocara werneri	Werner's smooth-head fish
Einara edentula	Toothless smooth-head fish
Einara macrolepis	Loose-scale smooth-head fish
Herwigia kreffti	Krefft's smooth-head fish
Leptoderma affinis	Eel slick-head fish
Leptoderma lubricum	Unspecified
Leptoderma macrophthalmum	Unspecified
Leptoderma macrops	Grenadier smooth-head fish
Leptoderma retropinna	Unspecified
Microphotolepis multipunctata	Unspecified
Microphotolepis schmidti	Unspecified
Mirognathus normani	Norman's smooth-head fish
Narcetes erimelas	Unspecified
Narcetes kamoharai	Unspecified
Narcetes lloydi	Lloyd's slick-head fish
Narcetes stomias	Black-head salmon smooth-head fish
Narcetes wonderi	Unspecified
Photostylus pycnopterus	Starry smooth-head fish
Rinoctes nasutus	Abyssal smooth-head fish
Rouleina attrita	Soft-skin smooth-head fish
Rouleina danae	Unspecified
Rouleina eucla	Eucla slick-head fish
Rouleina euryops	Unspecified
Rouleina guentheri	Bordello slick-head fish
Rouleina livida	Unspecified
Rouleina maderensis	Madeiran smooth-head fish
Rouleina nuda	Unspecified
Rouleina squamilatera	Blunt-snout slick-head fish
Rouleina watasei	Unspecified
Talismania antillarum	Antillean smooth-head fish
Talismania aphos	Unspecified
Talismania bifurcata	Thread-fin slick-head fish
Talismania brachycephala	Unspecified
Talismania bussingi	Unspecified
Talismania filamentosa	Unspecified
Talismania homoptera	Hair-fin smooth-head fish
Talismania kotlyari	Unspecified
Talismania longifilis	Long-tail slick-head fish
Talismania mekistonema	Thread-fin smooth-head fish
Talismania okinawensis	Unspecified
Xenodermichthys copei	Blunt-snout smooth-head fish
Xenodermichthys nodulosus	Unspecified

Family: Argentinidae (Argentines and herring smelts)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Argentina aliceae	Alice argentina
Argentina australiae	Silverside
Argentina brasiliensis	Unspecified
Argentina brucei	Bruce's argentine
Argentina elongata	Unspecified
Argentina euchus	Unspecified
Argentina georgei	Unspecified
Argentina kagoshimae	Unspecified
Argentina sialis	North-Pacific argentine
Argentina silus	Greater argentine
Argentina sphyraena	Argentine
Argentina stewarti	Unspecified
Argentina striata	Striated argentine
Glossanodon australis	Southern herring smelt
Glossanodon danieli	Unspecified
Glossanodon elongatus	Unspecified
Glossanodon kotakamaru	Kotaka's argentine
Glossanodon leioglossus	Small-toothed argentine
Glossanodon lineatus	Unspecified
Glossanodon melanomanus	Unspecified
Glossanodon mildredae	Unspecified
Glossanodon nazca	Unspecified
Glossanodon polli	Unspecified
Glossanodon pseudolineatus	Saddled herring smelt
Glossanodon pygmaeus	Pygmy argentine
Glossanodon semifasciatus	Deep-sea smelt
Glossanodon struhsakeri	Struhsaker's deep-sea smelt

Family: Bathylagidae (Deep-sea smelts)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Bathylagichthys australis	Southern deep-sea smelt
Bathylagichthys greyae	Grey's deep-sea smelt
Bathylagichthys longipinnis	Unspecified
Bathylagichthys parini	Unspecified
Bathylagichthys problematicus	Unspecified
Bathylagoides argyrogaster	Silver deep-sea smelt
Bathylagoides nigrigenys	Black-chin black smelt
Bathylagoides wesethi	Snub-nose black smelt
Bathylagus andriashevi	Unspecified
Bathylagus antarcticus	Antarctic deep-sea smelt
Bathylagus euryops	Goiter black smelt
Bathylagus gracilis	Unspecified
Bathylagus niger	Unspecified
Bathylagus pacificus	Slender black smelt
Bathylagus tenuis	Unspecified
Dolicholagus longirostris	Long-snout black smelt
Leuroglossus callorhini	Unspecified
Leuroglossus schmidti	Northern smooth-tongue fish
Leuroglossus stilbius	California smooth-tongue fish
Lipolagus ochotensis	Eared black smelt
Melanolagus bericoides	Big-scale deep-sea smelt
Pseudobathylagus milleri	Stout black smelt

Family: Galaxiidae (Galaxiids)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Aplochiton marinus	Unspecified
Aplochiton taeniatus	Unspecified
Aplochiton zebra	Unspecified
Brachygalaxias bullocki	Unspecified
Brachygalaxias gothei	Unspecified
Galaxias anomalus	Round-head galaxias
Galaxias argenteus	Giant kokopu
Galaxias auratus	Golden galaxias
Galaxias brevipinnis	Climbing galaxias
Galaxias cobitinis	Lowland long-jawed galaxias
Galaxias depressiceps	Flat-head galaxias
Galaxias divergens	Dwarf galaxias
Galaxias eldoni	Eldon's galaxias
Galaxias fasciatus	Banded kokopu
Galaxias fontanus	Swan galaxias
Galaxias fuscus	Barred galaxias
Galaxias globiceps	Unspecified
Galaxias gollumoides	Gollum galaxias
Galaxias gracilis	Dwarf inanga
Galaxias johnstoni	Clarence galaxias
Galaxias macronasus	Big-nose galaxias
Galaxias maculatus	Common galaxias
Galaxias neocaledonicus	New Caledonia galaxias
Galaxias niger	Black galaxias
Galaxias occidentalis	Western galaxias
Galaxias olidus	Mountain galaxias
Galaxias parvus	Small pedder galaxias
Galaxias paucispondylus	Alpine galaxias
Galaxias pedderensis	Pedder galaxias
Galaxias platei	Unspecified
Galaxias postvectis	Short-jaw kokopu
Galaxias prognathus	Long-jawed galaxias
Galaxias pullus	Dusky galaxias
Galaxias rostratus	Flat-head galaxias
Galaxias tanycephalus	Saddled galaxias
Galaxias truttaceus	Spotted galaxias
Galaxias vulgaris	Common river galaxias
Galaxias zebratus	Cape galaxias
Galaxiella munda	Mud minnow
Galaxiella nigrostriata	Black-stripe minnow
Galaxiella pusilla	Eastern little galaxias
Galaxiella toourtkoourt	Little galaxias
Lovettia sealii	Tasmanian whitebait
Neochanna apoda	Brown mud-fish
Neochanna burrowsius	Canterbury mud-fish
Neochanna cleaveri	Tasmanian mud-fish
Neochanna diversus	Black mud-fish
Neochanna heleios	Northland mud-fish
Neochanna rekohua	Chatham mud-fish
Paragalaxias dissimilis	Shannon galaxias
Paragalaxias eleotroides	Great Lake darter
Paragalaxias julianus	Julian galaxias
Paragalaxias mesotes	Arthurs paragalaxias

Family: Lepidogalaxiidae (Dwarf pencil-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Lepidogalaxias salamandroides	Dwarf pencil-fish

Family: Leptochilichthyidae (Smooth-head fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Leptochilichthys agassizii	Agassiz' smooth-head fish
Leptochilichthys microlepis	Small-scale smooth-head fish
Leptochilichthys pinguis	Vaillant's smooth-head fish

Family: Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Microstoma microstoma	Slender argentine
Nansenia ahlstromi	Unspecified
Nansenia antarctica	Unspecified
Nansenia ardesiaca	Robust small-mouth fish
Nansenia atlantica	Unspecified
Nansenia boreacrassicauda	Unspecified
Nansenia candida	Blue-throat argentine
Nansenia crassa	Stout argentine
Nansenia groenlandica	Greenland argentine
Nansenia iberica	Unspecified
Nansenia indica	Unspecified
Nansenia longicauda	Unspecified
Nansenia macrolepis	Unspecified
Nansenia megalopa	Unspecified
Nansenia oblita	Unspecified
Nansenia obscura	Unspecified
Nansenia pelagica	Unspecified
Nansenia tenera	Unspecified
Nansenia tenuicauda	Unspecified
Xenophthalmichthys danae	Unspecified

Family: Opisthoproctidae (Barrel-eye fishes and spook-fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Bathylychnops brachyrhynchus	Unspecified
Bathylychnops chilensis	Unspecified
Bathylychnops exilis	Javelin spook-fish
Dolichopteroides binocularis	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx anascopa	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx andriashevi	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx longipes	Brown-snout spook-fish
Dolichopteryx minuscula	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx parini	Winged spook-fish
Dolichopteryx pseudolongipes	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx rostrata	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx trunovi	Unspecified
Dolichopteryx vityazi	Unspecified
Ioichthys kashkini	Unspecified
Macropinna microstoma	Barrel-eye fish
Monacoa grimaldii	Mirror-belly fish
Monacoa griseus	Grey mirror-belly fish
Monacoa niger	Unspecified
Opisthoproctus soleatus	Barrel-eye fish
Rhynchohyalus natalensis	Glass-head barrel-eye fish
Winteria telescopa	Binocular fish

Family: Osmeridae (Smelts)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Allosmerus elongatus	Whitebait smelt
Hypomesus japonicus	Unspecified
Hypomesus nipponensis	Japanese smelt
Hypomesus olidus	Pond smelt
Hypomesus pretiosus	Surf smelt
Hypomesus transpacificus	Delta smelt
Mallotus villosus	Capelin
Osmerus dentex	Pacific rainbow smelt
Osmerus eperlanus	European smelt
Osmerus mordax	Rainbow smelt
Osmerus spectrum	Pygmy smelt
Spirinchus lanceolatus	Unspecified
Spirinchus starksi	Night smelt
Spirinchus thaleichthys	Long-fin smelt
Thaleichthys pacificus	Candle fish

Family: Platytroctidae (Tube-shoulder fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Barbantus curvifrons	Pale-belly searsid
Barbantus elongatus	Unspecified
Holtbyrnia anomala	Big-head searsid
Holtbyrnia conocephala	Unspecified
Holtbyrnia cyanocephala	Unspecified
Holtbyrnia innesi	Tear-drop tube-shoulder fish
Holtbyrnia intermedia	Unspecified
Holtbyrnia laticauda	Tusked tube-shoulder fish
Holtbyrnia latifrons	Streak-light tube-shoulder fish
Holtbyrnia macrops	Big-eye searsid
Holtbyrnia ophiocephala	Unspecified
Matsuichthys aequipinnis	Unspecified
Maulisia acuticeps	Sharp-snout tube-shoulder fish
Maulisia argipalla	Pale gold searsid
Maulisia isaacsi	Unspecified
Maulisia mauli	Maul's searsid
Maulisia microlepis	Small-scale searsid
Mentodus bythios	Unspecified
Mentodus crassus	Unspecified
Mentodus eubranchus	Unspecified
Mentodus facilis	Unspecified
Mentodus longirostris	Unspecified
Mentodus mesalirus	Unspecified
Mentodus perforatus	Unspecified
Mentodus rostratus	Unspecified
Mirorictus taningi	Striped tube-shoulder fish
Normichthys herringi	Unspecified
Normichthys operosus	Multi-pore searsid
Normichthys yahganorum	Unspecified
Pectinantus parini	Unspecified
Persparsia kopua	Spangled tube-shoulder fish
Platytroctes apus	Legless searsid
Platytroctes mirus	Leaf searsid
Sagamichthys abei	Shining tube-shoulder fish
Sagamichthys gracilis	Unspecified
Sagamichthys schnakenbecki	Schnakenbeck's searsid
Searsia koefoedi	Koefoed's searsid
Searsioides calvala	Unspecified
Searsioides multispinus	Unspecified

Family: Plecoglossidae (Ayu fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Plecoglossus altivelis	Ayu sweet-fish

Family: Retropinnidae (New Zealand smelts)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Prototroctes maraena	Australian grayling
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus	New Zealand grayling
Retropinna retropinna	Cucumbenr fish
Retropinna semoni	Australian smelt
Retropinna tasmanica	Tasmanian smelt
Stokellia anisodon	Stokell's smelt

Family: Salangidae (Ice-fishes and noodle fishes)

Genus/Species	Common Name	Image
Hemisalanx brachyrostralis	Unspecified
Leucosoma reevesii	Unspecified
Neosalangichthys ishikawae	Unspecified
Neosalanx anderssoni	Unspecified
Neosalanx argentea	Unspecified
Neosalanx brevirostris	Unspecified
Neosalanx hubbsi	Unspecified
Neosalanx jordani	Unspecified
Neosalanx oligodontis	Unspecified
Neosalanx pseudotaihuensis	Unspecified
Neosalanx reganius	Unspecified
Neosalanx taihuensis	Unspecified
Neosalanx tangkahkeii	Chinese ice-fish
Protosalanx chinensis	Unspecified
Protosalanx hyalocranius	Clear-head ice-fish
Salangichthys microdon	Japanese ice-fish
Salanx ariakensis	Unspecified
Salanx chinensis	Chinese noodle fish
Salanx cuvieri	Noodle fish
Salanx prognathus	Unspecified

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