Deepwater triplefin

Matanui profundum

Nine Point Four Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

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

The deepwater triplefin (Matanui profundum) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Matanui. It was described by Ronald Fricke and Clive D. Roberts in 1994. 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).

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

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