Retropinnidae
Sign in to saveThe Retropinnidae are a family of bony fishes that contains the Southern Hemisphere smelts and graylings. They are the only members of the suborder Retropinnoidei. They are closely related to the northern smelts (Osmeroidei), which they greatly resemble, but not to the northern graylings (Thymallus). Species from this family are only found in southeastern Australia and New Zealand, although a fossil otolith suggests that they may have also inhabited southern South America during the Neogene. Although a few species are partly marine, most inhabit fresh or brackish water.
Species
New Zealand smelts
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderOsmeriformes
- FamilyRetropinnidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater
Vissen Nieuw-Zeelandse snoekforellen of smelten (Retropinnidae) zijn een familie van straalvinnige vissen uit de orde van Spieringachtigen (Osmeriformes).[1] Geslachten Prototroctes Günther, 1864 Retropinna T. N. Gill, 1862 Stokellia Whitley, 1955 Bronnen, noten en/of referenties ↑ (en) Retropinnidae. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2011 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2011.
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The Retropinnidae are a family of bony fishes that contains the Southern Hemisphere smelts and graylings. They are the only members of the suborder Retropinnoidei. They are closely related to the northern smelts (Osmeroidei), which they greatly resemble, but not to the northern graylings (Thymallus). Species from this family are only found in southeastern Australia and New Zealand, although a fossil otolith suggests that they may have also inhabited southern South America during the Neogene. Although a few species are partly marine, most inhabit fresh or brackish water.
In the past, this family was allied with the galaxiids, with the latter also being treated as osmeriforms. However, more recent studies suggest that the galaxiids form their own order distinct from the osmeriforms.