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Hypomesus transpacificus   McAllister 1963

Common Name: delta smelt

Taxonomy: available through ITIS logo

Identification: Moyle (1976a); Page and Burr (1991).

Size: 20 cm.

Native Range: Sacramento-San Joaquin delta region of central California (Page and Burr 1991).

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Interactive maps: Continental US, Hawaii, Puerto Rico

Nonindigenous Occurrences: Introduced into Willard Bay Reservoir, Utah, in 1982 (Sigler and Sigler 1987).

Means of Introduction: Intentionally stocked as forage (Sigler and Sigler 1987).

Status: Extirpated (Sigler and Sigler 1996).

Impact of Introduction: Unknown.

Remarks: None.

References

Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet

Author: Pam Fuller

Revision Date: 12/5/2003

Citation for this information:
Pam Fuller. 2009. Hypomesus transpacificus. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=795> Revision Date: 12/5/2003





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