| Nombre común | Rainbow smelt |
| Lengua | English |
| Tipo | Vernacular |
| Nombre comercial oficial | No |
| Fila | 3 - (Other common name) |
| País | Canada |
| Localidad | British Columbia |
| Referencia | Hart, J.L., 1973 |
| Estadio de desarrollo | juveniles and adults |
| Sexo | females and males |
| Base | taste/smell |
| Primer modificador | color pattern(s) |
| Segundo modificador | |
| Observaciones | 'Rainbow', i.e., probably referring to the color pattern of this species; 'smelt', i.e., used to refer to any of the salmonid species of the genus Osmerus with delicate oily flesh, distinctive odor and taste (p. 1113 from Ref. 11978); etymologically, 'smelt' from Old English 'melt' borrowed from Middle Low German 'melt-' from Indo-European 'meld-, mold-, mld-' (p. 344 in Ref. 11979). |