Thripenny

The thripenny (Gilloblennius tripennis) is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Gilloblennius.^[2] It was described by Johann Reinhold Forster in 1801.^[3] It is endemic to New Zealand where it is found throughout the mainland and off the Three Kings Islands, Snares Island and Chatham Islands.^[1]

Thripenny
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Gilloblennius
Species:	G. tripennis
Binomial name
Gilloblennius tripennis (Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
Blennius tripennis Forster, 1801 Enneapterygius tripennis (Forster, 1801) Tripterygion tripenne (Forster, 1801) Tripterygion forsteri Valenciennes, 1836