Ocellate triplefin

Ocellate triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Tripterygiidae
Genus:Apopterygion
Species: A. oculus
Binomial name
Apopterygion oculus
Fricke & Roberts, 1994

The ocellate triplefin, Apopterygion oculus, is a threefin blenny of the family Tripterygiidae, found around the coast of New Zealand to depths of between 14 and 186 m in reef areas of broken rock and shellgrit. Its length is up to 6.3 cm.

References

  1. Clements, K.D.; Williams, J. & Holleman, W. (2014). "Apopterygion oculus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2014: e.T178905A1546068. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178905A1546068.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.


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