Thripenny

Gilloblennius tripennis, known commonly as the thripenny, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Gilloblennius.[2] It was described by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1801.[3] It is endemic to New Zealand where its is found throughout the mainland and off the Three Kings Islands, Snares Island and Chatham Islands.[1]

Thripenny

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Gilloblennius
Species:
G. tripennis
Binomial name
Gilloblennius tripennis
(Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
  • Blennius tripennis Forster, 1801
  • Enneapterygius tripennis (Forster, 1801)
  • Tripterygion tripenne (Forster, 1801)
  • Tripterygion forsteri Valenciennes, 1836

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Gilloblennius tripennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T179088A1568303. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T179088A1568303.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Gilloblennius tripennis" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Gilloblennius tripennis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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