Deepwater triplefin
Matanui profundum, known commonly as the deepwater triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Matanui.[2] It was described by Ronald Fricke and Clive D. Roberts in 1994.[3] This species is found around the North Island, Auckland Islands and Chatham Islands at depths between 9 and 550 metres (30 and 1,804 ft).[1]
| Deepwater triplefin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Matanui |
| Species: | M. profundum |
| Binomial name | |
| Matanui profundum (Fricke & Roberts, 1994) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Forsterygion profundum Fricke & Roberts, 1994 | |
References
- Clements, K.D. (2014). "Matanui profundum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179076A1566935. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179076A1566935.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Matanui profundum" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Forsterygion profundum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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