Spotted robust triplefin

Forsterygion capito

Nine Point Four Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish of Southwest Pacific

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Forsterygion capito (genbank common name: spotted robust triplefin) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Forsterygion. It was described by Jenyns in 1842.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Forsterygion
Maximum length: 9.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: throughout New Zealand, excluding Three Kings Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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