The smelt is a genus of small European fish allied to the Salmon which live in the salt water around the mouths of rivers. The common smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) is around ten to twenty centimeters long and silvery-white in colour with a greenish back. During May to August the smelt comes up river to spawn in fresh water before then returning to the sea. Research Smelt
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Research Smelt
