Acanthoclinus matti

Acanthoclinus matti
Type specimen from Te Papa Tongarewa collections
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Genus: Acanthoclinus
Species:
A. matti
Binomial name
Acanthoclinus matti
(Hardy, 1985)
Synonyms

Taumakoides matti Hardy, 1985

Acanthoclinus matti is a longfin of the family Plesiopidae, found only in New Zealand at depths down to 17 m.[1] The specific name honours Hardy's son, Matthew.[2]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthoclinus matti". FishBase. May 2006 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2018.