Forsterygion
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:
- 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
Etymology
The name of this genus is an amalgam of Forster in honour of Johann Reinhold Forster – a naturalist aboard Captain Cook’s second voyage on ; 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.
