Bellapiscis medius

Bellapiscis medius,, the twister, is a triplefin fish of the family Tripterygiidae, commonly found around the coast of New Zealand. Its length is between 5 and 10 cm.[2]

Bellapiscis medius

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Bellapiscis
Species:
B. medius
Binomial name
Bellapiscis medius
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Tripterygium medium Günther, 1861
  • Enneapterygius medium (Günther, 1861)
  • Helcogramma medium (Günther, 1861)

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Bellapiscis medius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178948A1551471. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178948A1551471.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Bellapiscis medius" in FishBase. November 2005 version.


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