Arripis - Australian salmons
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
Description
Arripis is a genus of marine fishes from Australia and New Zealand, known as Australian salmon, kahawai and Australian herring. They are the only members of the family Arripidae. Despite the common name, Australian salmon are not related to the salmon family Salmonidae of the Northern Hemisphere.
Four recognised species are in this genus. The ranges of the species may overlap to some extent, but can be described as:
- Arripis georgianus
- Arripis trutta
- Arripis truttaceus
- Arripis xylabion
