Yellow-and-black triplefin

The yellow-and-black triplefin, Forsterygion flavonigrum, a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, is found around the north of the North Island of New Zealand at depths of between 15 and 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Its length is between 4 and 7 cm.[2]

Yellow-and-black triplefin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Blenniiformes
Family: Tripterygiidae
Genus: Forsterygion
Species:
F. flavonigrum
Binomial name
Forsterygion flavonigrum
Fricke & Roberts, 1994

Its non-breeding colouration is a pale pinkish head with a yellowish body and tail, with a black mask across the eyes which continues in a stripe down the centre of the body gradually changing to a darker yellow.

The breeding colouration is spectacular - the head and tail become black, while the rest of the body becomes bright yellow. Yellow-and-black triplefins guard their nest. After spawning the non-breeding colours rapidly return.

References

  1. Clements, K.D. (2014). "Forsterygion flavonigrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T178990A1556413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T178990A1556413.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Forsterygion flavonigrum" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
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