''Retropinna'' is a genus in the family
Retropinnidae containing one species that is widespread in southeastern
Australia, one from
Tasmania
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and one from
New Zealand
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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 ( ...
, 1920 (Tasmanian smelt)
References
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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