Giant triplefin
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]
| Giant triplefin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Trypterygion dorsale Clark, 1879 | |
References
- 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.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Blennodon dorsale" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
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