Australian smelt

Retropinna semoni

Ten Centimeters Retropinnid Fish from Australian Waters

Temperate
Transcontinental
Oceania
Small
Temperate fish

The Australian smelt (Retropinna semoni) is a small, pelagic silvery freshwater fish found in large numbers in waters of the south eastern Australian mainland.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Smelts and Allies
Family: Retropinnidae
Genus: Retropinna
Maximum length: 10 cm
Distribution: Oceania: Australia's east coast from the Fritzroy River southward to at least the Shoalhaven River; throughout most of the Murray-Darling river system; and in Lake Eyre inland drainage system near Longreach, Thompson River.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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