Scientific Name
Hypomesus pretiosus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854)
Park
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Surf Smelt
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Teleostei |
| Superorder | Protacanthopterygii |
| Order | Osmeriformes |
| Suborder | Osmeroidei |
| Superfamily | Osmeroidea |
| Family | Osmeridae |
| Genus | Hypomesus |
| Species | Hypomesus pretiosus |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Abundant
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Approximately 200,000 lbs annually being taken off Northcoast beaches, most likely the vast majority from park beaches (Freshwater Spit and, Gold Bluffs Beach)
-
Management Priority
As it concerns vehicle access and driving on the beach as trucks are used to 'patrol the beach' to find and transport the fish.
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
6
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
CJC - I&M Office;
Created Date
11/21/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
David Anderson
Last Modified Date
5/9/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from REDW file 'REDW.fdb' by the I&M Office;
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