Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Osmeriformes

Family: Osmeridae

Genus: Osmerus

Species: Osmerus spectrum Cope, 1870

Climate Zone

Biology

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.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless