DESCRIPTION: The longfin smelt is a medium-sized fish, usually growing to about ... which give the species its common name. HABITAT: Primary habitat is the open water of estuaries, both in seawater ...

Prof Bernd Hänfling, one of the project's researchers, said the fish were a "keystone species" in many large, deep UK lakes. "Their adaptation to cold, clear water makes them highly vulnerable to ...

Their most distinctive characteristic is their long pectoral fins, which give the species its common name. Longfin smelt were once one of the most abundant open-water fishes in the San Francisco Bay ...

Protection by the state could prove critical as the Trump administration proposes new rules to weaken the federal Endangered ...

Tony Overman [email protected] The Procession of the Species on April 26 will feature more creatures than in previous years. The Puget Sound Estuarium and Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team ...