Apopterygion
Encyclopedia
Apopterygion is a genus of triplefin
s in the family
Tripterygiidae. It has two described species.
Threefin blenny
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blennioids, small perciform marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the family contains approximately 150 species in 30 genera...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Tripterygiidae. It has two described species.
Species
- Tasseled triplefin, (Apopterygion altaApopterygion altaApopterygion alta, known commonly as the Tasseled triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny....
) - KuiterRudie KuiterRudie Kuiter is an Australian underwater photographer, taxonomist, and marine biologist. He has described many new species of seahorse.He was born in the Netherlands.-Publications:* Photo Guide to Fishes of the Maldives by Rudie H. Kuiter...
, 1986 - Ocellate triplefinOcellate triplefinThe 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....
, (Apopterygion oculus) - Fricke & Roberts, 1994