Variable triplefin

The variable triplefin or striped triplefin (Forsterygion varium) is a triplefin native to New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia, most likely in shipments of oysters.^[1] It is found in rock pools and depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock with kelp.^[2]

Variable triplefin
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Tripterygiidae
Genus:	Forsterygion
Species:	F. varium
Binomial name
Forsterygion varium (Forster, 1801)
Synonyms[2]
Blennius varius Forster, 1801 Tripterygion varium (Forster, 1801) Tripterygion robustum Clarke, 1879 Forsterygion multiradiatum Scott, 1977