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{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Ahuru
| name = Ahuru
| image = Auchenoceros punctatus (Ahuru).gif
| image = Auchenoceros punctatus (Ahuru).gif
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Auchenoceros
| parent_authority = [[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1889
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| species = punctatus
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| authority = ([[Frederick Hutton (scientist)|F. W. Hutton]], 1873)
| ordo = [[Gadiformes]]
| synonyms = *''Calloptilum punctatum'' <small>Hutton, 1873</small>
| familia = [[Moridae]]
*''Bregmaceros punctatus'' <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small>
| genus = '''''Auchenoceros'''''
| species = '''''A. punctatus'''''
| binomial = ''Auchenoceros punctatus''
| binomial_authority = Paulin, 1986
}}
}}


The '''ahuru''' (''Auchenoceros punctatus'') is a small deepwater fish, the only fish of the genus '''''Auchenoceros''''', found on the east coast of [[New Zealand]].
The '''ahuru''' (''Auchenoceros punctatus'') is a species of [[morid cod]] found in waters off the eastern coast of [[New Zealand]] and to the south as well as in the [[Cook Strait]]. It is found at depths from {{convert|5|to|420|m|ft|abbr=on}}. This species grows to {{convert|13|cm|in|abbr=on}} in [[fish measurement|total length]]. It is the only known species of its [[genus]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{ITIS|ID=550666|taxon=Auchenoceros punctatus|year=2006|date=19 March}}
* {{FishBase species | genus = Auchenoceros | species = punctatus | month = January | year = 2006}}
* {{ITIS |id=550666 |taxon=''Auchenoceros punctatus'' |accessdate=19 March 2006}}
* {{FishBase species | genus = Auchenoceros | species = punctatus | month = June| year = 2012}}
*Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
*Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, ''Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand'', (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{ISBN|0-00-216987-8}}

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[[Category:Moridae]]
[[Category:Moridae]]
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[[Category:Endemic marine fish of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Endemic marine fish of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1873]]


{{Gadiformes-stub}}

Latest revision as of 04:47, 6 March 2021

Ahuru
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gadiformes
Family: Moridae
Genus: Auchenoceros
Günther, 1889
Species:
A. punctatus
Binomial name
Auchenoceros punctatus
(F. W. Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Calloptilum punctatum Hutton, 1873
  • Bregmaceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)

The ahuru (Auchenoceros punctatus) is a species of morid cod found in waters off the eastern coast of New Zealand and to the south as well as in the Cook Strait. It is found at depths from 5 to 420 m (16 to 1,378 ft). This species grows to 13 cm (5.1 in) in total length. It is the only known species of its genus.

References[edit]

  • "Auchenoceros punctatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Auchenoceros punctatus" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8