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Matanui

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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". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Matanui in FishBase. -April 2019 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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Matanui: Brief Summary

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

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