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Delta Smelt Update

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Hypomesus transpacificus, the delta smelt, is a slender fish with a steely blue

sheen on the sides and seems almost translucent, average length is 60 to 70 mm.

Its lifespan is one year. The delta smelt habitat extends from Suisun Bay through

the Delta.

**From USFW Biological Opinion March 1995 ** <><

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