''Prototroctes'' is a genus of
New Zealand smelt
The New Zealand smelt (''Retropinna retropinna''), also known as the New Zealand common smelt, New Zealand cucumber fish, or silveries is a smelt of the family Retropinnidae, found only in New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an ...
s containing one species native to
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and another, now extinct, species that was native to
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 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Prototroctes maraena''
Günther, 1864 (Australian grayling)
*
†''
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus''
Günther, 1870 (New Zealand grayling)
References
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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