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Australian grayling
| Australian grayling | |
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| A relatively small Australian grayling caught and released on a dry fly. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Osmeriformes |
| Family: | Retropinnidae |
| Genus: | Prototroctes |
| Species: | P. maraena
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| Binomial name | |
| Prototroctes maraena Günther, 1864
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The Australian grayling (Prototroctes maraena) is a primarily freshwater fish found in coastal rivers in south-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania. In past decades it has also been known as the cucumber mullet or cucumber herring, for its cucumber-like odour.
- ^ Koster, W.; Gilligan, D. (2019). "Prototroctes maraena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T18383A123378802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T18383A123378802.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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