''Retropinna'' is a genus in the family
Retropinnidae
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' ...
containing one species that is widespread in southeastern
Australia, one from
Tasmania
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and one from
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Retropinna retropinna''
( J. Richardson, 1848) (Cucumberfish, New Zealand smelt)
* ''
Retropinna semoni''
( M. C. W. Weber, 1895) (Australian smelt)
* ''
Retropinna tasmanica''
McCulloch
McCulloch is a Scottish surname. It's a variation of the Northern Irish surname McCullough. It's commonly found in Galloway.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alan McCulloch (politician), New Zealand politician
*Alan McLeod McCulloch (1 ...
, 1920 (Tasmanian smelt)
References
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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