cucumber fish

Common Smelt Retropinna retropinna. A second species Stockell's Smelt - Stokellia Anisodon is found only in Canterbury. They are difficult to tell apart in the field.
  • Freshwater Fishes
  • New Zealand Sea Fishes
    • Common Smelt – Retropinna-retropinna – in Canterbury as a silvery

    Common Smelt (or silveries) – Retropinna-retropinna The Maori name for smelt is pōrohe or paraki..

    06/10/2023