Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

The Fish Department - Fieldwork

north-eastern New South Wales, 2002

smelt
An unusual smelt collected near Alstonville. View larger image.

As soon as Tony, Mark and Josh collected this fish they knew it was unusual.

It closely resembles an Australian Smelt Retropinna semoni; however it has bright orange fins and several other unusual characteristics.

This fish will be the subject of a new research program on the genus in Australia.


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