Tripterygiidae

Variable triplefin

Forsterygion varium

Thirteen Centimeters Tripterygiid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

• Temperate
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Small
• Temperate fish

The variable triplefin or striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium) is a triplefin native to New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia, most likely in shipments of oysters. It is found in rock pools and depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock with kelp.