FB-47089 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47089 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Neolamprologus Neolamprologus nigriventris Büscher, 1992 Mottled triplefin Spotted robust triplefin Kokopili Enneapterygius mortenseni (non Rendahl, 1926) Forsterygion nigripenne (non Valenciennes, 1836) Forsterygion nigripenne robustum (non Clarke, 1879) Forsterygion robustum (non Clarke, 1879) Gilloblennius sp. Not applicable Grahamina capito (Jenyns, 1842) Tripterygion capito Jenyns, 1842 Tripterygion nigripenne robustum (non Clarke, 1879) Tripterygion robustum (non Clarke, 1879) Tripterygion varium (non Forster, 1801) Tripterygium jenningsi Hutton, 1879 Tripterygium nigripinne (non Valenciennes, 1836) Trypterygium nigripenne (non Valenciennes, 1836) 1998-03-10 2024-05-16 Thresher, R.E.0 Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey. 399 p. 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Science Publishers, Enfield, NH, USA. 482 p. (Ref. 94114) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, April 2014. (Ref. 95632) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en, [accessed 13/04/2015]. (Ref. 101110) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en (accessed 08/06/2017). (Ref. 115257) FAO-FIES0 Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS) species list. Retrieved from htttps://www.fao.org/fishery/collection/asfis/en [accessed May, 2018] (Ref. 118272) FB-GeneralDescr-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1998-03-11 00:00:00 2014-03-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Adults are found on sheltered coastal reefs and rock and shell substrata in bays and harbors; from intertidal pools to at least 12m (Ref. 84085). They feed on small benthic organisms. Prey is stalked and swallowed whole (Ref. 26966). Eggs are hemispherical and covered with numerous sticky threads that anchor them in the algae on the nesting sites (Ref. 240). Larvae are planktonic which occur primarily in shallow, nearshore waters (Ref. 94114). Fricke, R. 1994 Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 24:1-585. (Ref. 13227) FB-DiagnosticDescr-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Teresa Hilomen 2013-12-05 00:00:00 2013-12-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Sloping snout profile, concave or (rarely) steep. Line from tip of premaxilla continued beyond ventral margin of orbit crossing preoperculum or touching its dorsal extremity. No groovein front of first dorsal fin, although medial sensory pore sits at base of depression; nape naked or with superficial or embedded cycloid scales. Dorsal fin formula V-0N-0-1-0-1(35). Nine procurrent rays in upper lobe, seven in lower lobe; in upper caudal lobe, one large ray between upper lobe and posterior epural, six rays opposite epurals, one ray opposite neural spine of third preural vertebra, one ray anterior to neural spine of third preural vertebra; in lower caudal lobe, six rays opposite haemal spine of second preural vertebra, one ray opposite haemal spine of third preural vertebra (Ref. 84085). Jawad, L.A. 2008 Second revision of the New Zealand triplefin genus <i>Forsterygion</i> Whitley and Phillips, 1939 (Pisces: Tripterygiidae). J. Nat. Hist. 42(47-48):2943-2989. (Ref. 84085) FB-Morphology-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Teresa Hilomen 2013-12-05 00:00:00 2013-12-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 23 - 28; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Analsoft rays: 24 - 27; Vertebrae: 43 - 45 Jawad, L.A. 2008 Second revision of the New Zealand triplefin genus <i>Forsterygion</i> Whitley and Phillips, 1939 (Pisces: Tripterygiidae). J. Nat. Hist. 42(47-48):2943-2989. (Ref. 84085) FB-Distribution-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1998-03-11 00:00:00 2014-03-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Southwest Pacific: throughout New Zealand, excluding Three Kings Islands. Fricke, R. 1994 Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 24:1-585. (Ref. 13227) FB-Uses-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1998-03-11 00:00:00 2014-03-21 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1998-03-11 00:00:00 2014-03-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle 9.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 13227)) Fricke, R. 1994 Tripterygiid fishes of Australia, New Zealand and the southwest Pacific Ocean (Teleostei). Theses Zool. 24:1-585. (Ref. 13227) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-47108 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1998-03-11 00:00:00 2014-03-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=47108 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 12 m (Ref. 84085) Jawad, L.A. 2008 Second revision of the New Zealand triplefin genus <i>Forsterygion</i> Whitley and Phillips, 1939 (Pisces: Tripterygiidae). J. Nat. Hist. 42(47-48):2943-2989. (Ref. 84085)