New Zealand smelt
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The New Zealand smelt (Retropinna retropinna), also known as the New Zealand common smelt, New Zealand cucumber fish, or silveries[1] 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.
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New Zealand smelt | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Retropinnidae |
Genus: | Retropinna |
Species: | R. retropinna |
Binomial name | |
Retropinna retropinna (J. Richardson, 1848) | |
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