Ruanoho decemdigitatus
| Ruanoho decemdigitatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Ruanoho |
| Species: | R. decemdigitatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruanoho decemdigitatus (Clarke, 1879) | |
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Ruanoho decemgitatus, the longfinned triplefin, is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.[1][3] It is marine fish that occurs in shallow water (maximum depth 10 m) on rocks and cobbles on silty reefs in semi-sheltered areas.[1] It can grow to 12 cm (4.7 in) total length.[3]
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Frank Edward Clarke in 1879 using a specimen from Dusky Sound and originally named Trypterigium decemdigitatus.[4] This species was placed in the genus Gilloblennius in 1938, with Gilbert Percy Whitley accepting this placement in 1964.[5][6] In 1986 this fish was placed in the genus Ruanoho.[5]
References
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- 1 2 3 Clements, K.D. (2014). "Ruanoho decemdigitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T178998A1557404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178998A1557404.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Ruanoho decemdigitatus (Clarke, 1879)". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ruanoho decemdigitatus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ↑ Frank Edward Clarke (1879). "On some new Fishes". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 11: 292, pl. XV. ISSN 1176-6158. Wikidata Q140952569. BHL page 34797440
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - 1 2 Graham S. Hardy (June 1986). "Redescription of Gilloblennius Whitley and Phillipps, 1939 (Pisces: Tripterygiidae), and description of a new genus and two new species from New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 16 (2): 145–168. doi:10.1080/03036758.1986.10418175. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q54599212.
- ↑ Gilbert Percy Whitley (1964). "A survey of Australian ichthyology". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 89 (1): 11–126. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q140952855.