Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Stokellia anisodon Higher classification Stokellia Order Osmeriformes | Family Retropinnidae Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Genus Stokellia
Whitley, 1955 Similar New Zealand smelt, Galaxias cobitinis, Gollum galaxias, Retropinnidae, Roundhead galaxias | ||
Stokell's smelt, Stokellia anisodon, is a smelt, the only member of the genus Stokellia, found in rivers between the Waiau and Waitaki Rivers on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Their length is between 7 and 9 cm.
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