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    The delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus) is an endangered slender-bodied smelt, about 5 to 7 cm (2.0 to 2.8 in) long, in the family Osmeridae. Endemic...
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    States, smelt populations have greatly declined in recent decades, leading to their protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Delta smelt (Hypomesus...
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    to introduce native delta smelt to three foothill reservoirs. At the time, the California-native delta smelt and the Japanese smelt were thought to be...
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    through the Delta on their way upstream to spawn. The small Delta smelt is a key indicator species for the health of the Delta's ecosystem. Delta fish populations...
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  • the habitat restoration project would help the salmon, sturgeon, or delta smelt. As a result, the Brown administration drastically reduced the habitat...
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  • Valley pupfish Deep-sea eel Deep-sea smelt Deepwater cardinalfish Deepwater flathead Deepwater stingray Delta smelt Demoiselle Denticle herring Desert pupfish...
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    smelt) Hypomesus olidus (Pallas, 1814) (Pond smelt) Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1854) (Surf smelt) Hypomesus transpacificus McAllister, 1963 (Delta smelt)...
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    delta smelt, a small endemic fish; unexceptional except that it has been described as being tremendously abundant in historical accounts. The delta smelt...
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    year) were released into the San Francisco Bay to save the endangered Delta smelt. An alternative, salinity barriers, is being installed. Meeting EPA water...
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    The longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) is a smelt that is found in several estuaries and lakes along the northern Pacific coast of North America....
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