Common triplefin
| Common triplefin Forsterygion lapillum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Tripterygiidae |
| Genus: | Forsterygion |
| Species: | F. lapillum |
| Binomial name | |
| Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 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 to 8 cm.
References
- "Forsterygion lapillum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 March 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Forsterygion lapillum" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- 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