Stokell's smelt
| Stokells smelt | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Retropinnidae |
| Genus: | Stokellia Whitley, 1955 |
| Species: | S. anisodon |
| Binomial name | |
| Stokellia anisodon (Stokell, 1941) | |
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.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Stokellia anisodon" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- NIWA June 2006
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