Common triplefin

Common triplefin Forsterygion lapillum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Forsterygion
Species:	F. lapillum
Binomial name
Forsterygion lapillum Hardy, 1989

The common triplefin, Forsterygion lapillum, is a fish of the genus Forsterygion, found around the coast of New Zealand down to depths of about 15 m. Its length is between 4 to 8 cm.

References

• "Forsterygion lapillum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638492. Retrieved 11 March 2006. 
• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Forsterygion lapillum" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
• Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8