Biology:Stokell's smelt
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Short description: Species of fish
| Stokell's smelt | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Retropinnidae |
| Genus: | Stokellia Whitley, 1955 |
| Species: | S. anisodon
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| Binomial name | |
| Stokellia anisodon (Stokell, 1941)
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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.
In recent years their numbers have declined rapidly.[1]
References
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Stokellia anisodon" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- NIWA June 2006
Wikidata ☰ Q1952689 entry
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