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3715 thumb Tricky Triplefins of NZ

Triplefins abound in the intertidal zone so this is a pictorial guide that showcases the different species that we have.

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Common Triplefin 1
Forsterygion lapillum
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Variable Triplefin 2
Forsterygion varium
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Spotted Robust Triplefin 3
Forsterygion capito
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Cryptic triplefin 3
Cryptichthys jojettae
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Twister 4
Bellapiscis medius
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Mottled Twister 3
Bellapiscis lesleyae
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Notoclinops yaldwyni 2
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Ruanoho whero 2
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Karalepis stewarti 2
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Yellow-and-black triplefin 2
Forsterygion flavonigrum
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Blue-Eyed Triplefin 3
Notoclinops segmentatus
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Forsterygion nigripenne 4
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Forsterygion maryannae 5

Edited by tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Dan and Sharon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by d_kluza
  • 2. (c) Phil Bendle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 3. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 4. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 5. (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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