''Forsterygion gymnotum'', known commonly as the Tasmanian robust triplefin, is a species of
triplefin
Threefin or triplefin blennies are blenny, blenniiforms, small Percomorpha, percomorph marine fish of the family Tripterygiidae. Found in tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the ...
blenny in the genus ''
Forsterygion
''Forsterygion'' is a genus of Threefin blenny, triplefins in the family (biology), family Tripterygiidae native to coastal New Zealand, but also Introduced species, introduced to Tasmania, Australia.
Species
The following species are classified ...
''.
It is native to coastal New Zealand, but has also been
Introduced to
Tasmania
Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...
, Australia. It was
described by Eric Oswald Scott in 1977 from Tasmania.
It is thought to have reached Tasmania from New Zealand through shipments of oysters.
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References
Tasmanian robust triplefin
Fish described in 1977
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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