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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Tripterygiidae Triplefin blennies
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Forsterygion

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8 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Forsterygion capito (Jenyns, 1842)

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Forsterygion capito
[Spotted robust triplefin]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Forsterygion flavonigrum Fricke & Roberts, 1994

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Forsterygion flavonigrum
[Yellow-and-black triplefin]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm SL
Forsterygion gymnotum Scott, 1977

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Forsterygion gymnotum
[Tasmanian robust triplefin]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 1989

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Forsterygion lapillum
[Common triplefin]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987

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Forsterygion malcolmi
[Mottled triplefin]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
Forsterygion maryannae (Hardy, 1987)

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Forsterygion maryannae
[Oblique-swimming triplefin]

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Forsterygion nigripenne (Valenciennes, 1836)

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Forsterygion nigripenne
[Estuarine triplefin]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)

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Forsterygion varium
[Striped triplefin]
8 Species of Family Tripterygiidae with Genus Forsterygion
(Triplefin blennies)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1842 Forsterygion capito Spotted robust triplefin Southwest Pacific 9.4 SL
1994 Forsterygion flavonigrum Yellow-and-black triplefin Southwest Pacific 5 SL
1977 Forsterygion gymnotum Tasmanian robust triplefin Southwest Pacific 7.6 SL
1989 Forsterygion lapillum Common triplefin Southwest Pacific 6.7 SL
1987 Forsterygion malcolmi Mottled triplefin Southwest Pacific 12.2 SL
1987 Forsterygion maryannae Oblique-swimming triplefin Southwest Pacific 5.9 SL
1836 Forsterygion nigripenne Estuarine triplefin Southwest Pacific 9 TL
1801 Forsterygion varium Striped triplefin Southwest Pacific 13 SL



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