Common triplefin
| Common triplefin | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Forsterygion |
| Species: | F. lapillum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Forsterygion lapillum , 1989
| |
The common triplefin, Forsterygion lapillum, is a fish of the genus Forsterygion, found around the coast of New Zealand down to depths of about 15 m. Its length is between 4 and 8 cm. It is commonly found in intertidal rock pools.[2] It can also be found in water as deep as 30m, feeding primarily on crustaceans and polychaetes.[3]
References[]
- ^ Clements, K.D. (2014). "Forsterygion lapillum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178904A1545966. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178904A1545966.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Fishes of the intertidal rocky shore".
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Fosterygion lapillum" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- "Forsterygion lapillum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Forsterygion
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
- Fish described in 1989