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Species in the family or subfamily Retropinnidae: [ 19 ] records

abbreviata, Retropinna McDowall [R. M.] 1965:90, Fig. [Records of the Dominion Museum (Wellington) v. 5 (no. 13); ref. 9229] Shores region of Lake Omapere, northern Auckland, New Zealand. Holotype: NMNZ P.4116. Paratypes: NMNZ P.4117 (4), P.5936 (4). Type catalog: Hardy 1990:7 [ref. 18942]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

achenson, Turruitja Blandowski [W.] 1857:132, Pl. 2 (fig. 9) [Transactions of the Philosophical Institute of Victoria v. 2 (art. 15); ref. 34539] Lower Murray River, South Australia, Australia. No types known. Name not available, as p. 132 and Pl. 2 were omitted from distributed journal copies and reprints by order of the Council, of 7 Apr. 1858, therefore not meeting criteria of publication according to ICZN Art. 8.1.1.; publication disclaimed according to ICZN Art. 8.2. See remarks under ref. 34539; see also Iredale & Whitley 1932 [ref. 2299]. •In the synonymy of Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae.

anisodon, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1941:371, Fig. 1; Pls. 55 (1, 4), 55 (2), 57 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 4 (no. 7); ref. 13247] Mouth of Waiau River, Southland, New Zealand. Holotype: CMC F68. Paratypes: SMAG A.41:201 (1). McDowall 1994:261 [ref. 21518] corrects the type locality; but this is disputed by Patrick & Woods 1995 [ref. 21725] whose locality is given above along with remarks on types. •Valid as Stokellia anisodon (Stokell 1941) -- (McDowall 1979:109 [ref. 7021], Paulin et al. 1989:87 [ref. 24556], McDowall 1994:261 [ref. 21518], McDowall & Stewart 2015:380 [ref. 34241]). Current status: Valid as Stokellia anisodon (Stokell 1941). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

chathamensis, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1949:206, Pl. 43 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 12977] Land-locked lake near Henga, Chatham Islands, off New Zealand. Holotype: CMC F67. Paratypes: (several) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:5 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

diversa, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1969:380 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 7850] Mouth of Oreti River, Southland, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): CMC F909. Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:6 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

elongata, Retropinna richardsonii var. Klunzinger [C. B.] 1880:413 [89] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 80 (1. Abth.) (nos 3-4); ref. 2624] Holotype (unique): SMNS. On p. 89 of separate. Not treated by Fricke 1992 [ref. 20296]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

lacustris, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1943:172 [Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand v. 73 (no. 3); ref. 13153] Ohau channel, near Lake Rotorua, New Zealand. Holotype: CMC F65. Paratypes: (several) whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:6 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

maraena, Prototroctes Günther [A.] 1864:382 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 5; ref. 1974] Southern Australia. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1863.1.15.51. •Valid as Prototroctes maraena Günther 1864 -- (McDowall 1976:650 [ref. 7065], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:81 [ref. 25473], Paxton et al. 1989:174 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:233 [ref. 22532], Mcdowall in McDowall 1996:96 [ref. 22909], Chilcott & Humphries 1996:145 [ref. 25528], Allen et al. 2002:90 [ref. 25930], Hammer & Walker 2004:88 [ref. 28129], Hoese et al. 2006:397 [ref. 29047], Raadik 2008:215 [ref. 30624], Hammer et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32389], Kuiter 2018:20 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Prototroctes maraena Günther 1864. Retropinnidae: Prototroctinae. Distribution: Southeastern Australia: southern New South Wales, Victoria, eastern South Australia and Tasmania. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

media, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1969:379 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 8 (no. 4); ref. 7850] Mouth of Selwyn River, Canterbury, New Zealand. Holotype (unique): CMC F908. Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:6 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

obtusirostris, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1941:367, Pl. 57 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 4 (no. 7); ref. 13247] Lake Henry, near lake Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand. Holotype: CMC F66. Paratypes: CMC F823 (1, ? lost). Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:6 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

osmeroides, Retropinna Hector [J.] 1871:134, Pl. 19 (fig. 1) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 3 (art. 21); ref. 18266] Kaduka River, New Zealand. Syntypes: whereabouts unknown. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:91 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

oxyrhynchus, Prototroctes Günther [A.] 1870:152 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870 (pt 1); ref. 18221] New Zealand. Syntypes: BMNH 1870.5.22.17-18 (2). •Valid as Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther 1870 -- (McDowall 1976:643 [ref. 7065], Paulin et al. 1989:251 [ref. 24556] but extinct, McDowall 2001:395 [ref. 25906], McDowall & Stewart 2015:382 [ref. 34241]). Current status: Valid as Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther 1870. Retropinnidae: Prototroctinae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

retropinna, Argentina Richardson [J.] 1848:121, Pl. 52 (figs. 1-3) [Ichthyology of the voyage of H. M. S. Erebus & Terror v. 2 (2); ref. 3740] Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Syntypes: AMS I.7446 (1); BMNH 1855.9.19.855-856 (?4), 1965.11.5.1-7 (7). •Valid as Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:90 [ref. 7021], Paulin et al. 1989:87 [ref. 24556], McDowall & Stewart 2015:379 [ref. 34241]). Current status: Valid as Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Distribution: New Zealand. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

richardsonii, Retropinna Gill [T. N.] 1862:14 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14; ref. 1655] Australasian seas. Syntypes: AMS I.7446 (1); BMNH 1855.9.19.855-856 (?4), 1965.11.5.1-7 (7). Unneeded new name for Argentina retropinna Richardson 1848. •Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848) -- (McDowall 1979:90 [ref. 7021]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna retropinna (Richardson 1848). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

semoni, Prototroctes Weber [M.] 1895:274 [Fische von Ambon, Java, Thursday Island v. 5; ref. 4607] Burnett River, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): ZMA 112579. Type catalog: Nijssen et al. 1982:11-12 [ref. 19236]. •Valid as Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895) -- (McDowall 1979:100 [ref. 7021], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:78 [ref. 25473], Paxton et al. 1989:172 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:232 [ref. 22532], McDowall 1996:92 [ref. 22909], Pusey et al. 2000:72 [ref. 24466], Unmack 2001:1060 [ref. 25797], Allen et al. 2002:92 [ref. 25930], Hammer & Walker 2004:88 [ref. 28129], Hoese et al. 2006:397 [ref. 29047], Hammer et al. 2012:63 [ref. 32389], Kuiter 2018:22 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Distribution: Australia: Queensland and northern New South Wales. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tasmanica, Retropinna McCulloch [A. R.] 1920:54, Pl. 11 (fig. 4) [Records of the Australian Museum v. 13; ref. 15242] Huon River, Tasmania, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.12509. Paratypes: AMS I.12510 (1), I.11356 (6), B.5805 (5). •Valid as Retropinna tasmanica McCulloch 1920 -- (McDowall 1979:106 [ref. 7021], Paxton et al. 1989:172 [ref. 12442], McDowall in McDowall 1996:95 [ref. 22909], Chilcott & Humphries 1996:145 [ref. 25528], Allen et al. 2002:93 [ref. 25930], Hoese et al. 2006:398 [ref. 29047], Raadik 2008:216 [ref. 30624], Kuiter 2018:22 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Retropinna tasmanica McCulloch 1920. Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Distribution: Tasmania, Australia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

upokororo, Retropinna Hector [J.] 1871:134, Pl. 19 (fig. 2) [Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute v. 3 (art. 21); ref. 18266] Maitai River, Nelson, New Zealand. No types known. •Synonym of Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther 1870 -- (McDowall 1976:644 [ref. 7065]). Current status: Synonym of Prototroctes oxyrhynchus Günther 1870. Retropinnidae: Prototroctinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.

victoriae, Retropinna Stokell [G.] 1941:368 [Records of the Canterbury Museum v. 4 (no. 7); ref. 13247] Victoria, Australia. Holotype: CMC F69. Paratypes: (3) CMC. Type catalog: Freeman & Tunnicliffe 1997:6 [ref. 22860]. •Synonym of Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895) -- (McDowall 1979:101 [ref. 7021], Cadwallader & Backhouse 1983:215 [ref. 25473], Paxton et al. 1989:172 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:233 [ref. 22532], Hoese et al. 2006:397 [ref. 29047]). •Valid as Retropinna victoriae Stokell 1841 -- (Kuiter 2018:22 [ref. 36369]). Current status: Valid as Retropinna victoriae Stokell 1941. Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Distribution: Australia: South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

weatherilli, Jenynsella Ogilby [J. D.] 1908:15 [Annals of the Queensland Museum No. 9 (pt 1); ref. 3285] Enoggera Creek, near Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Holotype (unique): QM I.773. •Synonym of Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895) -- (McDowall 1979:100 [ref. 7021], Paxton et al. 1989:172 [ref. 12442], Hoese et al. 2006:397 [ref. 29047]). Current status: Synonym of Retropinna semoni (Weber 1895). Retropinnidae: Retropinninae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.