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Stokell's smelt (Stokellia anisodon)
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Retropinnidae

Stokell's smelt

Stokellia anisodon

Retropinnid Fish beneath Southwest Pacific

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  • Tropical
  • Island endemic
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Island endemic species
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Stokell's smelt is a migratory fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 7.6 cm.

Maximum length
7.6 cm
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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