Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17; Vertebrae: 65 - 67. Adipose fin small, directed backward (Ref. 6885). Color pale greenish, almost colorless, a sharply marked silvery stripe along side (Ref. 6885).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Osmeridae

Genus: Allosmerus

Species: Allosmerus elongatus (Ayres, 1854)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, Canada to San Francisco, California, USA.

Biology

Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 2850). Abundant in bays (Ref. 2850). Forms schools (Ref. 2850). Important food for larger fishes (Ref. 2850). Spawns in subtidal banks (Ref. 2850).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless