Biology:Matanui

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Matanui
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Matanui
Jawad & Clements, 2004
Type species
Forsterygion bathytaton
Hardy, 1989[1]

Matanui is a genus of triplefin blennies (family Tripterygiidae), they are endemic to New Zealand.[2]

Species

Etymology

The name Matanui is derived from the Māori words mata meaning "eye" and nui meaning "large", a reference to its large eyes.[3]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Matanui". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10793. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Matanui 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 27 May 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2259209 entry