Retropinnidae
New Zealand smelt, Retropinna retropinna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Osmeriformes
Suborder:	Galaxoidei
Family:	Retropinnidae
Genera
Prototroctes Retropinna Stokellia
Synonyms
Prototroctidae

The Retropinnidae are a family of bony fishes that contains the Southern Hemisphere smelts and graylings. They are closely related to the northern smelts (Osmeridae), 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 few species are partly marine, most inhabit fresh or brackish water.^[1]

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