Stokell's smelt facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Stokells smelt |
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Osmeriformes
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Retropinnidae
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Stokellia
Whitley, 1955
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S. anisodon
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| Stokellia anisodon (Stokell, 1941)
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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.
In recent years their numbers have declined rapidly.
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