Giant triplefin

The giant triplefin (Blennodon dorsale) is a triplefin of the family Tripterygiidae, the only member of the genus Blennodon, found around the coast of New Zealand. It length is up to 15 cm, and it is the largest known triplefin species.^[2]

Giant triplefin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Subfamily:	Tripterygiinae
Genus:	Blennodon Hardy, 1987
Species:	B. dorsale
Binomial name
Blennodon dorsale (Clarke, 1879)
Synonyms
Trypterygion dorsale Clark, 1879