Forsterygion
Sign in to saveForsterygion is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae native to coastal New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyTripterygiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- Family
- Tripterygiidae
- Collections
- TCWC, USNM, SIO, NHMUK, AM
- Recorded in
- New Zealand
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- Parent taxon
- Tripterygiidae
- Image
- Fosterygion flavonigrum (Yellow & black triplefin).jpg
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Forsterygion is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae native to coastal New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia.
==Species== The following species are classified in this genus: Spotted robust triplefin, Forsterygion capito (Jenyns, 1842) Yellow-and-black triplefin, Forsterygion flavonigrum Fricke & Roberts, 1994 Tasmanian robust triplefin, Forsterygion gymnotum Scott, 1977 Common triplefin, Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 1989 Mottled triplefin, Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987 Oblique-swimming triplefin, Forsterygion maryannae (Hardy, 1987) Estuarine triplefin, Forsterygion nigripenne (Valenciennes, 1836) Striped triplefin, Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)
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