Matanui Explained

Matanui is a genus of triplefin blennies (family Tripterygiidae), they are endemic to New Zealand.

Species

• Chatham deep-water triplefin, Matanui bathytaton (Hardy, 1989)
• Deepwater triplefin, Matanui profundum (Fricke & Roberts, 1994)

Etymology

The name Matanui is derived from the Māori words mata meaning "eye" and nui meaning "large", a reference to its large eyes.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order BLENNIIFORMES: Families TRIPTERYGIIDAE and DACTYLOSCOPIDAE . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 27 May 2019 . 29 January 2019.