Southern barred triplefin

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Southern barred triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Brachynectes
Species: B. fasciatus
Binomial name
Brachynectes fasciatus
Scott, 1957

The southern barred triplefin, Brachynectes fasciatus, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Brachynectes, found around Australia's south coast including Tasmania at depths down to 13 m. Its length is only up to about 41 mm.

The southern barred triplefin is found in rock pools and the upper subtidal zone, mostly associated with seagrass beds.

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