Giant triplefin

Giant triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Tripterygiidae
Subfamily:Tripterygiinae
Genus:Blennodon
Hardy, 1987
Species: B. dorsale
Binomial name
Blennodon dorsale
(Clarke, 1879)

The giant triplefin, Blennodon dorsale, is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, the only member of the genus Blennodon, found around the coast of New Zealand. It length is up to 15 cm, and it is the largest known triplefin species.

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