Forsterygion

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Forsterygion Higher classification Threefin blenny Order Perciformes		Family Tripterygiidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Common triplefin, Variable triplefin, Yellow‑and‑black triplefin, Mottled triplefin, Oblique‑swimming triplefin

Forsterygion is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae native to coastal New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia.

Species

Spotted robust triplefin, Forsterygion capito

Yellow-and-black triplefin, Forsterygion flavonigrum Fricke & Roberts, 1994

Tasmanian robust triplefin, Forsterygion gymnotum

Common triplefin, Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 1989

Mottled triplefin, Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987

Oblique-swimming triplefin, Forsterygion maryannae

Estuarine triplefin, Forsterygion nigripenne

Striped triplefin, Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)

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