Longfin Smelt - California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jan 3, 2018 · Longfin Smelt are euryhaline, meaning they can tolerate a wide range of salinity from completely fresh to marine. Longfin Smelt is also anadromous, depending on fresh and marine waters for spawning and rearing.
Longfin Smelt - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Longfin smelt - Wikipedia
The longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) is a smelt that is found in several estuaries and lakes along the northern Pacific coast of North America. Its most distinctive characteristic is the long pectoral fins that reach nearly to the base of the pelvic fins, and thus inspire the common name.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Bay-Delta Longfin Smelt as ...
Jul 29, 2024 · The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta distinct population segment of longfin smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The best available science indicates longfin smelt populations have significantly decreased throughout the San Francisco Bay estuary in recent decades.
California Fish Species - California Fish Website - UC Davis
The largest Longfin Smelt are female fish that reach standard lengths up to 15 cm in their third year. Longfin Smelt move into freshwater to spawn, with the peak breeding season occurring between February and April. Older and larger fish tend to spawn in the later stages of the spawning season.
Another California fish is added to the endangered species list
Jul 30, 2024 · The longfin smelt, a finger-sized fish that once filled San Francisco Bay, has suffered such a drastic decline that the federal government has determined the fish are at risk of...
CNDDB News | San Francisco Bay-Delta population of Longfin Smelt …
Aug 29, 2024 · Longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) are relatively small (10-20 cm) anadromous fish with characteristically long pectoral fins that can be found in middle or deeper parts of the water column of estuaries and bays from California to Alaska.
Longfin smelt - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) is a smelt that is found in several estuaries and lakes along the northern Pacific coast of North America. Its most distinctive characteristic is the long pectoral fins that reach nearly to the base of the pelvic fins, and thus inspire the common name.
Longfin Smelt Distribution in the Coastal Pacific Ocean
Feb 10, 2021 · Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) is a pelagic fish species found in waters along the Pacific coast, from Alaska to central California. Its complex life cycle makes it vulnerable to threats in both freshwater and at sea.
Rearing Habitats of Longfin Smelt in the Low Salinity Zone of …
Longfin smelt has undergone a substantial long-term decline in abundance leading to its listing while water exported from the Bay-Delta supplies approximately 25 million people in California and a multi-billion dollar agricultural industry in California's Central Valley.