Ruanoho decemdigitatus

Ruanoho decemdigitatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Ruanoho
Species:
R. decemdigitatus
Binomial name
Ruanoho decemdigitatus
(Clarke, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Trypterigium decemdigitatus Clarke, 1879
  • Gilloblennius decemdigitatus (Clarke, 1879)

Ruanoho decemgitatus, the longfinned triplefin, is a species of fish in the family Tripterygiidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is marine fish that occurs in shallow water (maximum depth 10 m) on rocks and cobbles on silty reefs in semi-sheltered areas. It can grow to 12 cm (4.7 in) total length.

Taxonomy

This species was first described by Frank Edward Clarke in 1879 using a specimen from Dusky Sound and originally named Trypterigium decemdigitatus. This species was placed in the genus Gilloblennius in 1938, with Gilbert Percy Whitley accepting this placement in 1964. In 1986 this fish was placed in the genus Ruanoho.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Ruanoho decemdigitatus (Clarke, 1879)". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2026-08-09.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ruanoho decemdigitatus". FishBase. August 2022 version.
  4. ↑ 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. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Frank Edward Clarke  (help) BHL page 34797440 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. 1 2 Hardy, Graham S. (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. Wikidata Q54599212.
  6. ↑ Whitley, Gilbert (1964). "A survey of Australian ichthyology". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 89 (1): 11–126. ISSN 0370-047X. Wikidata Q140952855.