Ocellate triplefin

Apopterygion oculus

Spotted Tripterygiid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Temperate
Island endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Small
Temperate fish

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

Class: Teleosts
Order: Blennies and Allies
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Apopterygion
Maximum length: 6.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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