Stokell's smelt
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Stokell's smelt (Stokellia anisodon) is a small freshwater fish, found in rivers between the Waiau and Waitaki Rivers on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Their length is 7–9 centimetres (2.8–3.5 in). It is the only member of the genus Stokellia.
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Stokell's smelt | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Osmeriformes |
Family: | Retropinnidae |
Genus: | Stokellia Whitley, 1955 |
Species: | S. anisodon |
Binomial name | |
Stokellia anisodon (Stokell, 1941) | |
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In recent years their numbers have declined rapidly.[1]