Osmerus (subgenus of Salmo) Linnaeus [C.] 1758:310 Masc. Salmo eperlanus Linnaeus 1758. Originally as "Osmeri" a subgroup of Salmo; with two species; made available by ICZN (Opinion 77; Direction 69). Type designated by the ICZN using plenary powers; on Official List (Opinion 77). •Valid as Osmerus Linnaeus 1758 -- (McAllister 1963:15 [ref. 8075], Kljukanov & McAllister 1973:158 [ref. 7178], Luey et al. 1982 [ref. 6822], McAllister in Whitehead et al. 1984:401 [ref. 13675], Uyeno in Masuda et al. 1984:33 [ref. 6441], Dorofeeva 1998:51 [ref. 23573], Mecklenburg et al. 2002:170 [ref. 25968], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:128 [ref. 28183], Scharpf 2006:22 [ref. 30386], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:346 [ref. 29996], Minckley & Marsh 2009:100 [ref. 31114], Mecklenburg et al. 2011:118 [ref. 31212], Parin et al. 2014:116 [ref. 33547], Zhang et al. 2016:187 [ref. 34477], Dyldin & Orlov 2016:675 [ref. 34853]). Current status: Valid as Osmerus Linnaeus 1758. Osmeridae.