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Forsterygion varium (Variable triplefin; Striped triplefin)

Synonyms: Blennius varius; Forsterygion multiradiatum; Tripterygion robustum; Tripterygion varium; Trypterigium robustum
Language: Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The variable triplefin or striped triplefin, Forsterygion varium, is a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, native to New Zealand, but also introduced to Tasmania, Australia. It is found in rock pools and depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock with kelp.
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Attributes

Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years

Prey / Diet

Ophionereis fasciata (Mottled sand star)[2]
Scutus breviculus (shield shell)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cheilodactylus spectabilis (Red moki)1
Chironemus marmoratus (Large kelpfish)1
Gilloblennius tripennis (Thripenny)1
Hypoplectrodes huntii (Redbanded perch)1
Nemadactylus douglasii (Blue morwong)1

Predators

Zeus faber (European john dory)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Microcotyle brevis[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2B. C. Russell (1983): The food and feeding habits of rocky reef fish of north‐eastern New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 17:2, 121-145
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0