Forsterygion
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Forsterygion is a genus of triplefins in the family Tripterygiidae native to coastal New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia.
Species
The following species are classified in this genus:[1]
- Spotted robust triplefin, Forsterygion capito
- Yellow-and-black triplefin, Forsterygion flavonigrum Fricke & Roberts, 1994
- Tasmanian robust triplefin, Forsterygion gymnotum
- Common triplefin, Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 1989
- Mottled triplefin, Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987
- Oblique-swimming triplefin, Forsterygion maryannae
- Estuarine triplefin, Forsterygion nigripenne
- Striped triplefin, Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)
Etymology
The name of this genus is an amalgam of Forster in honour of Johann Reinhold Forster (1729–1798) – a naturalist aboard Captain Cook’s second voyage on Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".; he collected the type on this voyage, describing it and naming it Blennius varius – and -ygion, the second part of the genus Tripterygion, into which F. varius and F. nigripenne had been placed.[2]
References
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