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| familia = [[Moridae]]
| familia = [[Moridae]]
| genus = '''''Auchenoceros'''''
| genus = '''''Auchenoceros'''''
| genus_authority = [[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1889
| species = '''''A. punctatus'''''
| species = '''''A. punctatus'''''
| binomial = ''Auchenoceros punctatus''
| binomial = ''Auchenoceros punctatus''
| binomial_authority = Paulin, 1986
| binomial_authority = ([[Frederick Wollaston Hutton|F. W. Hutton]], 1873)
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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 Straight]]. It is found at depths of from {{convert|5|to|420|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|13|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. It is the only known species of its [[genus]].


==References==
==References==
* {{ITIS |id=550666 |taxon=Auchenoceros punctatus |accessdate=19 March 2006}}
* {{ITIS |id=550666 |taxon=Auchenoceros punctatus |accessdate=19 March 2006}}
* {{FishBase species | genus = Auchenoceros | species = punctatus | month = January | year = 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


[[Category:Moridae]]
[[Category:Moridae]]
[[Category:Monotypic fish genera]]
[[Category:Endemic marine fish of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Endemic marine fish of New Zealand]]



Revision as of 03:30, 20 June 2012

Ahuru
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Genus:
Auchenoceros

Günther, 1889
Species:
A. punctatus
Binomial name
Auchenoceros punctatus
(F. W. 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 Straight. It is found at depths of from 5 to 420 metres (16 to 1,378 ft). This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) TL. It is the only known species of its genus.

References

  • "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