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The '''mottled triplefin''', (''Forsterygion malcolmi'') is a [[triplefin]] of the genus ''[[Forsterygion]]'', found around [[New Zealand]] at depths down to 30 metres, in [[reef]] areas of broken rock. |
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The mottled triplefin is similar in appearance to the [[variable triplefin]] and has similar habits. Its length is between 6 and 12 centimetres. Its non-breeding colouration is whitish with 6 irregular orange-brown vertical bars on the body and orange patches on the head. The whitish areas between the bands extend up through the [[dorsal fins]]. During the breeding season males turn black on both the head and body. |
The mottled triplefin is similar in appearance to the [[variable triplefin]] and has similar habits. Its length is between 6 and 12 centimetres. Its non-breeding colouration is whitish with 6 irregular orange-brown vertical bars on the body and orange patches on the head. The whitish areas between the bands extend up through the [[dorsal fins]]. During the breeding season males turn black on both the head and body. |
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| Forsterygion malcolmi Hardy, 1987
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The mottled triplefin, (Forsterygion malcolmi) is a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, found around New Zealand at depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock.
The mottled triplefin is similar in appearance to the variable triplefin and has similar habits. Its length is between 6 and 12 centimetres. Its non-breeding colouration is whitish with 6 irregular orange-brown vertical bars on the body and orange patches on the head. The whitish areas between the bands extend up through the dorsal fins. During the breeding season males turn black on both the head and body.
The mottled triplefin's diet consists of small crustaceans, gastropods, and other invertebrates.
References
- "Forsterygion malcolmi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 11 March.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Forsterygion malcolmi" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8