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Ruanoho
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Ruanoho

Ruanoho is a genus of triplefin blennies (family Tripterygiidae). 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.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Spectacled Triplefin

speciesRuanoho whero

Longfinned Triplefin

speciesRuanoho decemdigitatus

Ruanoho scurra

speciesRuanoho scurra

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91819.