''Atypichthys'' is a
genus
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of
sea chub
The sea chubs, also known as rudderfish and pilot fish and in Hawaiian as ''enenue'' or ''nenue'', are a family, Kyphosidae, of fishes in the order Perciformes native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans usually close to shore in marine ...
s native to inshore waters from
Australia to
New Zealand
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and the
Kermadec Islands
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,
[ with currently two recognized species:]Atypichthys latus
The mado (''Atypichthys latus''), in New Zealand, or stripy or eastern footballer ,in Australia, is a species of sea chub found in inshore waters around southern Australia and the north eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand to depths ...
'' McCulloch
McCulloch is a Scottish surname. It's a variation of the Northern Irish surname McCullough. It's commonly found in Galloway.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alan McCulloch (politician), New Zealand politician
*Alan McLeod McCulloch (1 ...
& Waite, 1916 (eastern footballer)
* ''Atypichthys strigatus
''Atypichthys strigatus'', commonly known as the mado, is a species of fish in the family Kyphosidae. This fish is endemic to Eastern Australia.
Description
This species grows to ~20 cm. It has a silver body with dark brown to black stripe ...
'' ( Günther, 1860) (Australian mado)
References
Microcanthinae
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Marine fish genera
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