The New Zealand smelt (Retropinna retropinna), also known as the New Zealand common smelt, New Zealand cucumber fish, or silveries[1] is a smelt of the family Retropinnidae, found only in New Zealand at shallow depths in estuaries and rivers. Their length is between 8 and 13 cm.

Common smelt. Whitebaiters call smelt 'cucumber fish' because they smell like cucumber. The small shimmering silver fish occur in large shoals in estuaries and lowland rivers. They spend most of their lives at sea. Some return to freshwater as juveniles in spring but most return as adults in summer when they are about 10 cm long.

The common smelt is widespread throughout New Zealand, including Stewart and Chatham Island. They live in flowing and still water, and there are both diadromous (sea-going) and non-diadromous (land-locked) populations in New Zealand, …

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 at shallow depths in estuaries and rivers. Their length is between 8 and 13 cm.

Smelt are elongated, small, silvery fish that occur in freshwater as far upstream as they are able to migrate, as well as in coastal seas and estuaries. Smelt are considered to be poor climbers with a restricted ability to penetrate very far inland. In freshwaters there are many diadromous as well as river and lake resident populations.

2005年1月21日 · The common smelt is one of the most widespread indigenous freshwater fishes in New Zealand. One other member of the family Retropinnidae, Stokellia anisodon (Stokell), is present but is confined to a small region of the South Island.

Poorohe (common smelt) is important to the Te Puuaha community in the lower Waikato River where they are also known as ‘number two whitebait’. This species has scales, a distinctly forked tail, and is well known for their cucumber-like smell.

Common smelt New Zealand smelt – Cucumber fish – Pōrohe – Paraki Common smelt are a small silvery-green fish found only in Aotearoa New Zealand (another species, Stokells smelt, is only found in Canterbury). Common smelt are 8 to 13 cm long with a forked tail and a distinct cucumber smell. Similarly to īnanga (and other native fish), smelt

The New Zealand smelt (Retropinna retropinna), also known as the New Zealand common smelt or New Zealand cucumber fish, is a smelt of the family Retropinnidae, found only in New Zealand at shallow depths in estuaries and rivers.

Common smelt was successfully introduced into New Zealand inland lakes by acclimatization societies many decades ago as a forage fish for brown and rainbow trout. These released smelts have formed self-sustaining populations and provide a significant food source for trout in some New Zealand lakes, most notably Lake Taupo.