Biology:Retropinna

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Retropinna
Retropinna retropinna (New Zealand smelt).gif
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Retropinnidae
Genus: Retropinna
T. N. Gill, 1862

Retropinna is a genus in the family Retropinnidae containing one species that is widespread in southeastern Australia , one from Tasmania and one from New Zealand.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Retropinna retropinna (J. Richardson, 1848) (Cucumberfish, New Zealand smelt)
  • Retropinna semoni (M. C. W. Weber, 1895) (Australian smelt)
  • Retropinna tasmanica McCulloch, 1920 (Tasmanian smelt)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Retropinna in FishBase. February 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q5254818 entry