Fishing for Australian smelt

Retropinna semoni

The Australian smelt is a small, slender, silvery fish reaching about 4 inches. Semi-transparent with a faint midline stripe and a single dorsal fin set well back, it forms loose schools in the open water of streams, lakes, and estuaries across southeastern Australia. It feeds near the surface and is short-lived, often giving off a faint cucumber smell. This summary was AI generated

Water type

Freshwater / Mixed

IUCN Status

Least concern

Threat to humans

Harmless

Source: Fishbase

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