Prototroctes

Prototroctes is a genus of New Zealand smelts containing one species native to Australia and another, now extinct, species that was native to New Zealand.

Prototroctes
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Osmeriformes
Family:
Retropinnidae
Genus:
Prototroctes

Günther, 1864

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Prototroctes maraena Günther, 1864 (Australian grayling)
  • †Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther, 1870 (New Zealand grayling)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Prototroctes in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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