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Taxon: Family Osmeridae Regan, 1913 - smelts (fish)
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Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Osmeriformes

Current position

Osmeroidei (Suborder) Weitzman, 1967 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 69; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).

Alternative positions

Osmeriformes (Order) Regan, 1913 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 30.
Osmeroidea (Superfamily) Regan, 1913 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 142.
Salmoniformes (Order) Bleeker, 1859 Ref: [Anonymous], 1998
Salmonoidei (Suborder) Jordan, 1923 Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 868.

Historical positions

Osmeroidei (Suborder) Weitzman, 1967 Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 69.
Osmeroidei (Suborder) Weitzman, 1967 Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 19.
Osmeroidei (Suborder) Weitzman, 1967 Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 257.
Osmeriformes (Order) Regan, 1913 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Osmeriformes (Order) Regan, 1913 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 30.
Osmeroidea (Superfamily) Regan, 1913 Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 142.
Osmeroidea (Superfamily) Regan, 1913 Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 194-195.
Osmeriformes (Order) Regan, 1913 Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 362.
Salmoniformes (Order) Bleeker, 1859 Ref: 1998
Osmeriformes (Order) Regan, 1913 Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2464.
Osmeroidei (Suborder) Weitzman, 1967 Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 605.
Salmonoidei (Suborder) Jordan, 1923 Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 868-869.

Number of Subtaxa

2026 Available in Systema Naturae 2000 6g;15s;2ss; †1g
1989-present Systema Naturae 2000: 11 Jun 2025 [6g;15s;2ss]
2011 W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 30 6g;14s
1982 R.A. Fritzsche: 869 6g;10s
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