Estuarine triplefin

The estuarine triplefin or the cockabully (Forsterygion nigripenne) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Forsterygion.[2] It was described by Achille Valenciennes in 1836.[3] It is found in the Southwest Pacific, throughout New Zealand.[2]

Estuarine triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Forsterygion
Species:
F. nigripenne
Binomial name
Forsterygion nigripenne
(Valenciennes, 1836)
Synonyms[2]
  • Tripterygion nigripenne Valenciennes, 1836
  • Grahamina nigripenne (Valenciennes, 1836)

References
  1. Franklin, P. & Clements, K.D. (2014). "Forsterygion nigripenne". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179115A1571702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179115A1571702.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Forsterygion nigripenne" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Forsterygion nigripenne". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
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