Taxonavigation

Familia: Eleotridae
Genus: †Mataichthys
Species (4): †M. bictenatus – †M. procerus – †M. rhinoceros – †M. taurinus

Name

• Mataichthys Schwarzhans, Scofield, Tennyson & Worthy in Schwarzhans et al., 2012
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Mataichthys bictenatus Schwarzhans, Scofield, Tennyson & Worthy in Schwarzhans et al., 2012
    • Fixation: original designation [see p. 334]

Etymology: After Mata Creek and the fish−rich rocks therein, where the type species was found: “mata”, as a noun in Maori can refer to a receptacle packed with preserved fish or birds, or a rock or stone, among other things (Williams 1971).

Primary references

• Schwarzhans, W., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., Worthy, J.P. & Worthy, T.H. 2012. Fish remains, mostly otoliths, from the non-marine early Miocene of Otago, New Zealand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2): 319-350. DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0127 . Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 334]