Ruanoho is a genus of triplefin blennies (family Tripterygiidae).[2] It is known from the southwestern Pacific Ocean off New Zealand. The generic name is a compound noun derived from the Māori rua meaning either "fish" or "hole" and noho meaning to "dwell" which refers to the habit of the species in this genus to shelter under rocks or within crevices.[3]
| Ruanoho | |
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| Ruanoho decemdigitatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Subfamily: | Tripterygiinae |
| Genus: | Ruanoho Hardy, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Trypterigium decemdigitatus F.E. Clarke, 1879[1]
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Species
edit- Longfinned triplefin, Ruanoho decemdigitatus (Clarke, 1879)
- Spectacled triplefin, Ruanoho whero Hardy, 1986
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Ruanho". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ruanoho". FishBase. April 2019 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (29 January 2019). "Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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