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smelt, any of certain silvery, chiefly marine food fishes, family Osmeridae, closely related to salmon and trout and found in cold northern waters. Smelts, like trout, have a small, adipose (fleshy) fin. They are slender carnivores and spawn short distances upstream, in the surf or in ponds.
- What does the smelt eat?
- Is a rainbow smelt an omnivore?
- Are rainbow smelt herbivores?
- Is smelt a sardine?
- What type of fish is smelt?
- Is a salmon an omnivore?
- Is a duck a omnivore?
- Are foxes omnivores?
- Are smelt baby salmon?
- Are there any smelt left in Lake Michigan?
- Is smelt a word?
- Are rainbow trout carnivores or omnivores?
- Are smelt anadromous?
What does the smelt eat?
Young smelt eat zooplankton and adult smelt eat mostly small crustaceans and fish. Rainbow smelt are favorite among predators; with estimates of up to 72% of adult smelt dying each year.
Is a rainbow smelt an omnivore?
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow trout are native to watersheds west of the Cascade Mountains. They have been introduced elsewhere in North America and on every continent except Antarctica for food and sport fishing. They are omnivores. ... The "rainbow" refers to a reddish-pink stripe on the fish's side.
Are rainbow smelt herbivores?
The consumers are separated into herbivores (an animal that feeds on plant) and carnivores (an animal that feeds on other animals). Rainbow Smelt are considered consumers as they prey on other species for energy and survival.
Is smelt a sardine?
These small, silvery-green fish, also known as rainbow smelt, are similar in appearance to sardines and anchovies. Most adult fish are 7 to 9 inches long and weigh up to 6 ounces. Smelt are not only loaded with healthy nutrients, but also are low in mercury.
What type of fish is smelt?
smelt, any of certain silvery, chiefly marine food fishes, family Osmeridae, closely related to salmon and trout and found in cold northern waters. Smelts, like trout, have a small, adipose (fleshy) fin. They are slender carnivores and spawn short distances upstream, in the surf or in ponds.
Is a salmon an omnivore?
Others are carnivores, eating meat. Still others are omnivores and consume plants and meat. Pacific Salmon are omnivores. They eat smaller fish, crustaceans, and insects.
Is a duck a omnivore?
Ducks are omnivorous and will eat grass, aquatic plants, insects, seeds, fruit, fish, crustaceans and other types of food.
Are foxes omnivores?
Foxes have a really diverse diet. They are expert hunters, catching rabbits, rodents, birds, frogs and earthworms as well as eating carrion. But they aren't carnivorous - they are actually omnivores as they dine on berries and fruit too.
Are smelt baby salmon?
Smelt is anadromous - a fish that is born in fresh water - and it returns to the sea as a juvenile. ... West coast salmon are likewise anadromous, but the salmon found in these parts are called freshwater land-locked salmon, specially raised and bred to live in fresh waters, like deep lakes.
Are there any smelt left in Lake Michigan?
Lake Michigan
The Lake Michgian smelt run is typically between late March and the end of April. Smelt in Lake Michigan have declined dramatically since their peak in the mid-1980's. A half-full pail has been considered a very good catch in recent years.
Is smelt a word?
Smelled is the past tense of smell in both North American and British English. Smelt is also used as the past tense of smell in British English. Brits use smelled and smelt interchangeably, but speakers in North America rarely use smelt.
Are rainbow trout carnivores or omnivores?
Trout are carnivores and will eat almost any animal they can catch that will fit into their mouths.
Are smelt anadromous?
Rainbow smelt are anadromous, ascending from saltwater to freshwater to spawn. Smelt are also capable of completing their life history exclusively in freshwater.
