Mottled triplefin

The mottled triplefin (Forsterygion malcolmi) is a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, found around New Zealand at depths down to 30 m, in reef areas of broken rock.^[2] Its specific name honours Malcolm Francis of the Fisheries Research Centre in Wellington, New Zealand, who joined Hardy on his trips to collect specimens.^[3]

Mottled triplefin
A mottled triplefin seen off the coast of Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Forsterygion
Species:	F. malcolmi
Binomial name
Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987