Stokell's smelt
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.
| Stokell's smelt | |
|---|---|
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) | |
In recent years their numbers have declined rapidly.[1]
References
- Trolove, Peter. "The Decline of Canterbury's Stokell's Smelt". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
External links
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Stokellia anisodon" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- NIWA June 2006
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