Biology:Ruanoho

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ruanoho
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Ruanoho decemdigitatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Ruanoho
Hardy, 1986
Type species
Trypterigium decemdigitatus
F.E. Clarke, 1879[1]

Ruanoho is a genus of triplefin blennies (family Tripterygiidae).[2] It is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean off New Zealand. The generic name is a compound noun derived from the Māori rua meaning either "fish" or "hole" and noho meaning to "dwell" which refers to the habit of the species in this genus to shelter under rocks or within crevices.[3]

Species

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Ruanho". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=9898. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Ruanoho in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 January 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/blenniiformes1/. Retrieved 29 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7375718 entry