Banded Triplefin

The mottled triplefin (Forsterygion malcolmi) is a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, found around New Zealand at depths down to 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Its specific name honours Malcolm Francis of the Fisheries Research Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, who joined Hardy on his trips to collect specimens.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Banded Triplefin being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Malacoctenus ebisui
• Forsterygion varium
• Lepidonectes corallicola
• Helcogrammoides cunninghami
• Clinus venustris

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Blenniiformes

Family

Tripterygiidae

Genus

Forsterygion

Species

Forsterygion malcolmi

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