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Ocellate triplefin

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Apopterygion

Higher classification
  
Apopterygion

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Tripterygiidae

Scientific name
  
Apopterygion oculus

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Blennies, Estuarine triplefin, Common triplefin

The ocellate triplefin, Apopterygion oculus, is a threefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, found around the coast of New Zealand to depths of between 14 and 186 m in reef areas of broken rock and shellgrit. Its length is up to 6.3 cm.

References

Ocellate triplefin Wikipedia