Australian Smelt (Retropinna semoni) Cann River, East Gippsland

Australian Smelt (Retropinna semoni) are a small schooling freshwater fish found in south eastern Australia. This fish is a species complex and it appears that the Victorian population has been deemed significantly different enough to warrant it’s own species status; the Southern Smelt (Retropinna victoriae).The fish are semi-transparent so with strong backlight much of the internal details of the fish can easily be seen. These fish were filmed in the Cann River in east Gippsland.

CAAB Taxon code: 37101001

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