The Retropinnidae are a
family of
bony fish
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es 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
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and
New Zealand. Although a few species are partly
marine
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, most inhabit
fresh or
brackish water.
References
Ray-finned fish families
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