Giant triplefin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Subfamily: Tripterygiinae
Genus: Blennodon
Hardy, 1987
Species:
B. dorsale
Binomial name
Blennodon dorsale
(Clarke, 1879)
Synonyms

Trypterygion dorsale Clark, 1879

The giant triplefin (Blennodon dorsale) is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, the only member of the genus Blennodon, found around the coast of New Zealand. It length is up to 15 cm, and it is the largest known triplefin species.[2]

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Blennodon dorsale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179026A1560959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179026A1560959.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Blennodon dorsale" in FishBase. May 2006 version.


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