The Chatham deep-water triplefin (Matanui bathytaton) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Matanui.[2] It was described by Graham S. Hardy in 1989.[3] This species occurs at depths between 12 and 550 metres (39 and 1,804 ft) on waters off New Zealand including the Chatham Rise, southeast South Island, Auckland Islands, Antipodes Islands and Stewart Island.[1]
| Chatham deep-water triplefin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Matanui |
| Species: | M. bathytaton
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| Binomial name | |
| Matanui bathytaton (Hardy, 1989)
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| Synonyms | |
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Forsterygion bathytaton Hardy, 1989 | |
References edit
- ^ a b Clements, K.D. (2014). "Matanui bathytaton". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178944A1551021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178944A1551021.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Matanui bathytaton" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Forsterygion bathytaton". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2019.