Shishamo

Shishamo
Grilled shishamo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Osmeridae
Genus: Spirinchus
Species:
S. lanceolatus
Binomial name
Spirinchus lanceolatus
(Hikita, 1913)

Shishamo (柳葉魚; literally "Willow Leaf Fish"), or Spirinchus lanceolatus, is an anadromous smelt native to Hokkaido, Japan.

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