Chatham deep-water triplefin

Matanui bathytaton

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Small
Tropical fish

The Chatham deep-water triplefin (Matanui bathytaton) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Matanui. It was described by Graham S. Hardy in 1989. 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Matanui
Maximum length: 9.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Widely distributed in New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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