Ocellate triplefin

Ocellate triplefin
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Apopterygion
Species: A. oculus
Binomial name
Apopterygion oculus
Fricke & Roberts, 1994

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

  1. Clements, K.D., Williams, J. & Holleman, W. (2010). "Apopterygion oculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved March 26, 2015.