Biology:Thripenny

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Short description: Species of fish

Thripenny
Gilloblennius tripennis 174348608.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

The thripenny (Gilloblennius tripennis) 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 it is found throughout the mainland and off the Three Kings Islands, Snares Island and Chatham Islands.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2197087 entry