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Giant triplefin

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Blennodon Hardy, 1987

Higher classification
  
Blennodon

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tripterygiidae

Scientific name
  
Blennodon dorsale

Rank
  
Species

The giant triplefin, Blennodon dorsale, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, the only member of the genus Blennodon, found around the coast of New Zealand. It length is up to 15 cm, and it is the largest known triplefin species.

References

Giant triplefin Wikipedia