''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. Forsterygion gymnotum Mussel Point

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Tasmanian robust triplefin Fish described in 1977 Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Blenniiformes-stub