Kingdom Animalia Genus Retropinna Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Retropinnidae Scientific name Retropinna retropinna Higher classification Retropinna Order Osmeriformes | |
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Similar Common bully, Retropinnidae, Gobiomorphus, Climbing galaxias, Banded kokopu | ||
The New Zealand smelt, New Zealand common smelt, or New Zealand cucumber fish, Retropinna retropinna, is a smelt of the family Retropinnidae, found only in New Zealand at shallow depths in estuaries and rivers. Their length is between 8 and 13 cm.
References
New Zealand smelt Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA