Hypomesus

Hypomesus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Present
Delta smelt, Hypomesus transpacificus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Hypomesus
T. N. Gill, 1862

Hypomesus is a genus of smelts (Osmeridae), consisting of five species found in the northern hemisphere.